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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. Whom does Iris go to visit to verify Laura's story about Richard and Alex?
(a) Winifred Griffen Prior.
(b) Reenie Hincks.
(c) Myra Hincks.
(d) Callie Fitzsimmons.

2. What does the woman say war is like for the by-standers?
(a) Monotone.
(b) Black and white.
(c) Red and orange.
(d) Filled with color.

3. What is the name of the establishment where Laura and Iris meet after being apart for years?
(a) Betty's Luncheonette.
(b) Diana Sweets.
(c) The Imperial Room.
(d) The Arcadian Court.

4. What is the name of the institution to which one of the characters is confined?
(a) Bella Vista.
(b) Oasis.
(c) Montfort Psychiatric Asylum.
(d) Bella Sera.

5. Who does Aimee think are her real parents?
(a) Richard and Winifred.
(b) Iris and the man from 'The Blind Assassin'.
(c) Laura and the man from 'The Blind Assassin'.
(d) Richard and Laura.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the man and woman go after the woman meets the man at the train station?

2. In the article at the beginning of chapter 12, what does Richard claim is in the West's best interests?

3. How does Richard react to the news that Laura has been expelled?

4. How does the woman's dream begin?

5. Who is Aimee's biological father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What message does Laura leave for Iris in her school notebooks?

2. What do the man and woman do when he first gets off the train?

3. According to chapter 11, how does the adult Aimee feel towards her mother and why?

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

5. What are Winifred's feelings toward Iris's pregnancy?

6. How does Iris choose to respond to the message left by her sister?

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

8. In chapter 13 what is the state of Iris and Richard's marriage?

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

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

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