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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 are the only two things Fiona does each morning once Aubrey has departed from Meadowlake?
(a) Cries and brushes her teeth.
(b) Gets up and gets dressed.
(c) Cleans her room and eats.
(d) Walks and eats.

2. Aubrey and Fiona spend most of their time together in what room?
(a) The lobby.
(b) Aubrey's room.
(c) The card room.
(d) The conservatory.

3. What adjective is NOT used to describe the conversations Grant is able to have with Fiona during his visits?
(a) Friendly.
(b) Maddening.
(c) Brief.
(d) Difficult.

4. What activity does Grant often do with Fiona in the reading room once she refuses to go anywhere else?
(a) He plays checkers with her.
(b) He listens to her read.
(c) He reads to her.
(d) He does crossword puzzles with her.

5. On what street does Aubrey's wife live?
(a) Sharks Lane.
(b) Black Hawks Lane.
(c) Elm Lane.
(d) Kulshan Lane.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What method does Grant use to discover the address of Aubrey's wife?

3. The narrator declares at one point that Grant "is no expert on" (298) what?

4. Grant's first illicit affair had been with a woman named what?

5. What objects are said to be rare within the confines of Meadowlake?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do Fiona's habits change after Aubrey's departure from Meadowlake?

4. What does the Meadowlake supervisor tell Grant when she calls him into her office?

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

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

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

8. Describe an instance when Munro uses a war metaphor to indicate the two themes of danger and excitement.

9. How is Aubrey's malady different than Fiona's malady?

10. What kind of work had Aubrey done before he stopped working and what method is used to deliver this information to the reader?

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