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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 the man say all stories are about in some way?
(a) Slaughter.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Aliens.
(d) Virgins.

2. Who does Iris suspect might be Myra's true father?
(a) Alex Thomas.
(b) Richard Griffen.
(c) Ron Hincks.
(d) Norval Chase.

3. How does the woman's dream begin?
(a) She sees a man out on the sidewalk.
(b) She is the tongueless virgin and X has just come in to kill her.
(c) She walks onto the top of a roof.
(d) She receives a telegram.

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

5. What is wrong with the elder Iris?
(a) She has cancer.
(b) She has emphysema.
(c) She has diabetes.
(d) She has a heart condition.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter 12, what faux pas does Richard have to atone for?

2. In the article at the beginning of chapter 12, Richard lauds the British prime minister for doing what?

3. What is the name of the establishment where Laura and Iris meet after being apart for years?

4. Who does the doctor think Winifred and Richard are when they come to see Iris and the newborn Aimee?

5. According to Laura, what individual does Richard claim told him of Alex Thomas's whereabouts?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. How does the man and woman's story about the blind assassin and the tongueless girl end?

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

6. In chapter 10, the woman imagines the man in a variety of situations. Describe one of these situations.

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

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

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

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

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