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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. When Fiona became interested in Iceland, she still did not plan to travel there and stated what reason for her choice?
(a) Her inability to speak the language.
(b) The long plane ride.
(c) The dreadful weather.
(d) The exorbitant cost.

2. What card game does Aubrey play with the other residents while Fiona sits nearby?
(a) Pinochle.
(b) Poker.
(c) Bridge.
(d) Gin.

3. What action does Aubrey always take when Grant comes to visit Fiona?
(a) He stops speaking.
(b) He drops his cards on the floor.
(c) He turns his wheelchair away from the table.
(d) He calls out for a nurse.

4. Once Grant gets the idea that Fiona has begun to dislike him, he decides there is now no point in mentioning which topic?
(a) Grant getting a job at Meadowlake.
(b) Fiona moving home.
(c) Their grandchildren.
(d) Their marriage.

5. What verb does Grant use when he asks Fiona why the staff had shortened her hair?
(a) Chop.
(b) Shear.
(c) Shave.
(d) Cut.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What adjective is NOT used to describe the conversations Grant is able to have with Fiona during his visits?

3. What expression appears on Fiona's and Aubrey's faces when they turn around to see Grant standing in Fiona's room?

4. Grant gives Fiona a book about which country on the day when Aubrey leaves Meadowlake?

5. What two adjectives are used to describe the kindness with which Fiona treats Grant during his visits?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about the way in which Grant's relationship with Jacqui ends?

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

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

4. In what locations can Fiona and Aubrey generally be found on the grounds of Meadowlake?

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

6. What event causes Grant to realize that Aubrey must be checking out of Meadowlake?

7. Which eras are included in the story of Grant and Fiona's marriage and how do you know?

8. Discuss an instance when Munro utilizes white space in order to magnify the emotional messages in a certain passage.

9. For what reason does Grant try to explore the second floor ward at Meadowlake?

10. Why is Marian unwilling to place Aubrey into Meadowlake on a full-time basis?

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