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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. The nurses consider which character to have gotten Aubrey up "out of his wheelchair" (295)?
(a) Kristy.
(b) Aubrey.
(c) Fiona.
(d) Aubrey's wife.

2. Aubrey's wife tells Grant that in order to move Aubrey to Meadowlake full-time, she would have to sell what?
(a) Her salon.
(b) Her house.
(c) Her car.
(d) Her wedding ring.

3. When the narrator describes the families who visit residents of Meadowlake, which people are said to be "without apprehension" (297)?
(a) The husbands.
(b) The wives.
(c) The youngest children.
(d) The teenagers.

4. What suggestion is Grant shocked to hear himself making when Aubrey's wife seems hesitant to grant his request?
(a) He offers to pick up Aubrey himself each week.
(b) He offers to pick up Aubrey and his wife himself each week.
(c) He suggests that Aubrey write Fiona a letter.
(d) He suggests that they have coffee again sometime soon.

5. After a few years as a professor, Grant noticed that he suddenly started to have what sort of students?
(a) Gay males.
(b) Single females.
(c) Married females.
(d) Married males.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what tone does Kristy tell Grant that Fiona "is a real lady" (294)?

2. About how many years younger than Aubrey does Grant believe Aubrey's wife to be?

3. Which member of the Meadowlake staff calls Grant in to talk about Fiona?

4. What item of Aubrey's is lying on Fiona's bed when Grant enters her room?

5. From what source does Grant first discover that Fiona is lying in bed in the daytime?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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