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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. In the woman's imagination, the man is sitting next to a woman who is doing what to pass the time?
(a) Talking to herself.
(b) Knitting.
(c) Writing.
(d) Reading.

2. To what animal does Iris compare Walter?
(a) A kitten.
(b) A pig.
(c) An elephant.
(d) A giraffe.

3. What does Sakiel-Norn represent for the woman?
(a) Her childhood.
(b) Hope.
(c) Her naïveté.
(d) Her relationship with the man.

4. How does Winifred react when Laura tells her that love, not marriage, is important?
(a) Tells her to be careful.
(b) Decides Laura should be married off as soon as possible.
(c) Agrees with her.
(d) Decides to have her committed.

5. What is the name of Iris's daughter?
(a) Adelia Iris Griffen.
(b) Amanda Winifred Griffen.
(c) Adelia Laura Griffen.
(d) Aimee Adelia Griffen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man say all stories are about in some way?

2. In Laura's Latin book, Iris finds a passage from what work?

3. Who is Aimee's biological father?

4. What does the man omit from the published story that distresses the woman?

5. Who is the inspiration for the man in the sub novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter 11, how does Laura send Iris a message and what does this message look like.

2. According to the article at the beginning of chapter 12, what are Richard's views about Germany?

3. According to clues in chapter 10, who do you think is the woman's equivalent in Iris's memoir and why?

4. In chapter 10, the woman goes and buys a copy of the man's story about the Lizard Men of Xenor. How does the printed story differ from the story the man has told the woman?

5. According to chapter 13, what pact had Laura made with God?

6. How does Aimee respond to Iris's decision?

7. What is the woman's attitude while aboard the cruise ship?

8. About what does the woman dream at the end of chapter 12?

9. According to chapter 9, why is Laura afraid of her father?

10. In chapter 12, what is the significance of the yellow curtains?

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