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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news does Penelope recall hearing while on this holiday?
(a) The cottage has burned down.
(b) The country is at war.
(c) Her father has drowned.
(d) Her mother is ill.

2. Who arrives at Penelope's house after Olivia and Hank leave?
(a) Nancy and Edward.
(b) Noel and Ava.
(c) Noel and Amabel.
(d) Nigel and Sara.

3. Which child does Penelope call when she arrives home?
(a) Olivia.
(b) Celeste.
(c) Ava.
(d) Marcy.

4. What does Nancy tell Olivia that their mother needs?
(a) Physical therapy.
(b) A smaller house.
(c) A vacation.
(d) Full-time help.

5. What name does Ambrose's mother want Penelope to call her after the wedding?
(a) Mom.
(b) Madre.
(c) Mrs. Keeling.
(d) Mother Keeling.

6. What title is Penelope assigned in the group in #74?
(a) Steward.
(b) Editor.
(c) Lieutenant.
(d) Chief.

7. What is the name of the home where Cosmo has been living?
(a) Greystone.
(b) Le Cap d'Antibes.
(c) C'an D'alt.
(d) The Vicarage.

8. Which of Lawrence Stern's paintings is Noel particularly interested in?
(a) The Aftermath.
(b) The Magician.
(c) The Shell Seekers.
(d) The Three Graces.

9. How long has Cosmo been living in the villa?
(a) 19 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 12 years.

10. What is Ambrose's last name?
(a) Keeling.
(b) Wharton.
(c) Pilcher.
(d) Gunderson.

11. What shocking news does Olivia receive?
(a) Nancy is getting a divorce.
(b) Penelope has had a stroke.
(c) Noel is paralyzed.
(d) Cosmo is dead.

12. What does Penelope think about the person in #61 when she first sees him/her?
(a) He is very handsome.
(b) She is pretty frumpy.
(c) He looks energetic.
(d) He resembles someone else she knows.

13. Who is the man that Olivia met on the 1979 trip?
(a) Cosmo Hamilton.
(b) Edward Dyer.
(c) Seth Hudson.
(d) James Hall.

14. For how long are the man in #25 and his girlfriend going away in Chapter 4?
(a) A year.
(b) A weekend.
(c) A week.
(d) A month.

15. Who are Doris' sons?
(a) Richard and Clark.
(b) Ronald and Clark.
(c) Reggie and Chad.
(d) Ronald and Chet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nancy reads an article about a painting created by ____________________.

2. Where had Olivia gone with friends in the summer of 1979?

3. What does Olivia learn about Cosmo?

4. Who will be staying with Penelope for a little while?

5. Who is the girlfriend of the man in #25?

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