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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 term does Damian use in his phone conversation with Fiona that "she used to find charming" (162)?
(a) Ciao.
(b) Arrivederci.
(c) Bella.
(d) Cheers.

2. The argument Yale and Julian get into over a dental item actually has to do with what larger subject?
(a) Stress.
(b) Death.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Sex.

3. Yale finds out at the pride parade what information about Roman?
(a) That he has a boyfriend.
(b) That he is divorced.
(c) That he is married.
(d) That he is promiscuous.

4. Fiona is surprised to find which character talking to Serge when she returns to Richard's house in 2015?
(a) Teddy.
(b) Jake.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Yale.

5. At what type of event does Yale confront Roman?
(a) A parade.
(b) A dinner party.
(c) A funeral.
(d) A carnival.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Yale take with him the final time he visits Nora?

2. What is NOT an adjective used to depict the furniture store where Fiona works?

3. Yale's lover in 1986 is said to shown up about how often?

4. Once Arnaud gives Fiona access to Claire, her first impulse is to call which character?

5. "Soft-more" (257) is Claire's nickname for a piece of furniture of what type?

Short Essay Questions

1. What major news does Yale receive from Teresa, Charlie's mother?

2. What is ironic about Charlie's relationship with Julian?

3. Who is Dan?

4. At what age had Claire started to help Fiona in the furniture store and what tasks had she performed?

5. Describe the setting of Fiona's meeting with Claire.

6. When Yale speaks to his father over the phone, the narrator reveals that Yale has not told his father about what subjects?

7. What information does Fiona find out about her granddaughter Nicolette during her meeting with Claire?

8. What "double good news" (231) does Arnaud reveal to Fiona at Richard's house in Paris?

9. Explain Fiona's acquisition of Nico's friends as her own friends.

10. Describe the symbolism of Roscoe.

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