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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. When Arnaud shows Fiona the photographs he had taken, which person does she recognize?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Claire.
(c) Kurt.
(d) Richard.

2. Whom does Terrence ask to serve as his power of attorney?
(a) Fiona.
(b) Nora.
(c) Yale.
(d) Charlie.

3. Sketches by which artist are the pieces that Nora most wants to donate to the Briggs Gallery?
(a) Ranko Novak.
(b) Armand DeVille.
(c) John Coplins.
(d) Sam Francis.

4. What does Charlie believe is the nature of the relationship between Julian and Yale?
(a) That they are lovers.
(b) That they are enemies.
(c) That they are friends.
(d) That they do not know one another at all.

5. Yale remembers a time when whose parents would not allow Terrence to enter the hospital room?
(a) Charlie's.
(b) Terrence's.
(c) Nico's.
(d) Yale's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fiona hires a private investigator in order to find whom?

2. What items does Nora wish to donate to Yale's workplace?

3. Fiona believes that her daughter Claire is skilled in what area?

4. Who is Yale's lover in 1985?

5. Who is the other person within Fiona's dream?

Short Essay Questions

1. What major purchase does Yale consider making within the narrative and why?

2. In what location is the wake celebrating Nico's death held?

3. With what aspect of Arnaud's investigation is Fiona frustrated?

4. Characterize the relationship between Nico and his parents prior to his death.

5. What is the significance of the film Breakfast at Tiffany's for Yale?

6. What information does Fiona report to Yale about her family's cleaning out of Nico's place and how does Yale react?

7. What is the symbolism of Nico's orange scarf?

8. What realization does Yale make while in the bathroom with Julian at the party?

9. What task does Arnaud say will "take a couple of days" (133)?

10. What is ironic about the location at which Yale meets Charlie?

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