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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Grant use to describe what academic parties were like before the onset of the sexual revolution?
(a) Staid.
(b) Boring.
(c) Predictable.
(d) Pleasant.

2. Grant had not noticed the electrical quality of what item in Fiona's room before his visit on page 304?
(a) The throw.
(b) The clock.
(c) The bed.
(d) The piano.

3. During the time of Grant's most active time as a philanderer, what situation was Fiona dealing with?
(a) Her sister was dying.
(b) Her father was dying.
(c) Her mother was dying.
(d) Her brother was dying.

4. What does Fiona do during mealtimes after Aubrey's departure from Meadowlake?
(a) Throws her food.
(b) Pretends to eat.
(c) Writes letters.
(d) Eats.

5. What does Grant do when Aubrey throws himself out of his wheelchair into Fiona's arms?
(a) He leaves the room.
(b) He starts to laugh.
(c) He calls for a nurse.
(d) He helps Aubrey back into his wheelchair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What card game does Aubrey play with the other residents while Fiona sits nearby?

2. Grant figures out that he had quit smoking cigarettes how many decades before the narrative present?

3. Once Grant gets the idea that Fiona has begun to dislike him, he decides there is now no point in mentioning which topic?

4. When the narrator describes the families who visit residents of Meadowlake, which people are said to be "in charge" (297)?

5. Aubrey is said to prefer taking what action in relation to Fiona as long as she remains close by?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two details does Grant notice about Marian when he first walks in the door of her home?

2. Describe the favor Fiona asks of Grant and why this is such a poignant moment in the narrative.

3. How is Aubrey's residence at Meadowlake different than Fiona's status there?

4. What is "the most obvious" and "most necessary question" (293) mentioned by the narrator upon several occasions?

5. What holds Grant back from asking "the most obvious" and "most necessary" (293) question?

6. What reasons does Marian cite when she is reluctant to agree to Grant's request?

7. What is Grant's history with smoking cigarettes and why is the timeline significant?

8. How does Grant find out that Fiona is not feeling well?

9. How does Munro go about demonstrating Kristy's uniqueness among her colleagues?

10. What does Kristy say when Grant asks what is the matter with Fiona?

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