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

2. In chapter 13, Iris recounts the start of what war?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Spanish Civil War.
(c) World War II.
(d) The French Canadian War.

3. What is the name of the restaurant in which the man and woman eat dinner?
(a) The Imperial Room.
(b) The Piano Shack.
(c) The Top Hat Grill.
(d) The Gentleman's Club.

4. What does Iris say she finds most memorable about her time on the ship save for her interactions with her sister?
(a) How cruel Richard was to her.
(b) How everyone took souvenirs with the ship's name.
(c) How lavish the parties were.
(d) How beautiful the women's outfits were.

5. What is the name of the organization with which Laura volunteers?
(a) The Abigails.
(b) The Marthas.
(c) The Christinas.
(d) The Marys.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the passage in Laura's Latin notebook, what was the character Iris's role?

2. The man tells the woman a story about the Peach Women of what planet?

3. Who does Iris suspect might be Myra's true father?

4. In chapter 9, the girls visit Reenie at what establishment where she works?

5. About what do the man and woman argue?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Iris has 'The Blind Assassin' published?

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

3. On one of the articles, Richard warns his fellow Canadians about politics overseas. What does he warn them about?

4. How does the woman respond to the suggestion that she leave her husband before the man goes overseas?

5. What does Laura say in chapter 11 that upsets Winifred?

6. In chapter 9, how does Laura behave towards Richard?

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

8. In chapter 13, what revelation of Iris's sends Laura over the edge?

9. According to chapter 10, what is the political climate in Spain?

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

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