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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. Where did Penelope go the day before she died?
(a) London.
(b) Bristol.
(c) Glasgow.
(d) Porthkerris.

2. What does Olivia throw into the fireplace?
(a) A map.
(b) A photo.
(c) A dried corsage.
(d) A newspaper clipping.

3. Why does a group of Americans arrive in Porthkerris?
(a) Industrial acquisitions.
(b) City planning.
(c) Military training.
(d) Sightseeing.

4. What are the adjustments that Penelope made the day before she died?
(a) Landscape design.
(b) Tailoring.
(c) Codicils.
(d) Bereavement plans.

5. How is Sophie killed?
(a) She drowns while swimming.
(b) She is shot by an intruder.
(c) She dies during the Blitz bombings in London.
(d) She is in a bad car accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Penelope light-headed while in her garden?

2. What is Penelope reminded of when she goes to the location in #135?

3. Penelope made adjustments to ________________ the day before she died.

4. How old is Antonia?

5. What type of business does Danus want to start?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Penelope meet Richard Lomax?

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

3. What impact does Sophie's death have on her family?

4. Where is the painting, The Shell Seekers, now hanging?

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

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

7. What reason does Danus give Penelope for why he is returning to Edinburgh?

8. What are the unhappy implications of Penelope's marriage to Ambrose?

9. What is the nature of the letter Olivia finds in her mother's room and what does Olivia do with it?

10. Explain how Penelope's trip to Porthkerris provides closure to her life.

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