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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 is Penelope reminded of when she goes to the location in #135?
(a) Her trip to China.
(b) Divorcing Ambrose.
(c) Olivia's apartment.
(d) The first time she met Richard.

2. Where does Penelope go first thing this morning?
(a) The train station.
(b) A cafe.
(c) The art museum.
(d) The telegraph office.

3. What does Olivia tell the duo in #164 regarding the will?
(a) They must accept the verdict.
(b) They should consider themselves lucky.
(c) She says nothing to them.
(d) They can contest it.

4. Whose husband dies in this chapter?
(a) Sophie's.
(b) Penelope's.
(c) Doris'.
(d) Olivia's.

5. What is the result of Danus' medical tests?
(a) He has Cancer.
(b) He does not have epilepsy.
(c) He has Diabetes.
(d) He has Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is one of the children in the painting in #126?

2. What disease does Danus think he has?

3. What does Penelope want more than anything at this point in her life?

4. What are Danus' intentions toward Antonia?

5. Why does Danus want to have some medical tests done?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the relationship between Antonia and Danus mirror that of Penelope and Richard's?

2. What does Penelope do on her last day in Porthkerris?

3. Why does Penelope have such a fitful night after her appointment in London?

4. Who is Roy Brookner?

5. Why is Olivia's support critical to Antonia and Danus' future?

6. Describe Penelope's dismal existence during the Summer of 1943.

7. What is revealed about the mysterious appointment Penelope had in London on the day before her death?

8. Why is the relationship between Nancy and Penelope so difficult?

9. Why does Penelope feel compelled to contact Boothby's without notifying her children?

10. How does Richard stand in stark contrast to Ambrose?

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