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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were Mal's ashes spread?
(a) Catskills.
(b) Paris.
(c) Lake Champlain.
(d) Central Park.

2. What did Mal wear when Fenno first met Mal's mother?
(a) Slacks and polo.
(b) Ivory linen tunic.
(c) Dashiki.
(d) Jeans and t-shirt.

3. In Chapter 13, how many years have passed since Mal died and Fenno goes home for his father's funeral?
(a) Six years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Three years.

4. What color dress did Lucinda wear when she and Fenno went out together?
(a) Yellow and mauve.
(b) Orange and green.
(c) Red.
(d) Lavender.

5. How old is Tony in Chapter 14?
(a) 27.
(b) 38.
(c) 51.
(d) 49.

6. What food does Tony keep in his apartment in the city?
(a) TV dinners.
(b) Beer and milk.
(c) Cheese and milk.
(d) Vegetables and lunch meats.

7. What artists did Lucinda love that were played when she danced with Fenno in Chapter 13?
(a) Gershwin, Porter, and Jerome Kern.
(b) Irving Berlin and Ellington.
(c) Rodgers & Hart and Hammerstein.
(d) Fats Domino and Carole King.

8. In what part of New York was Tony's apartment?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Bronx.
(c) Hell's Kitchen.
(d) Brooklyn.

9. In Chapter 14, where has Stavros spent the last three months?
(a) France.
(b) Greece.
(c) Spain.
(d) Italy.

10. What does a neighbor bring Tony in Chapter 15?
(a) Cookies.
(b) Peaches, apples, and daisies.
(c) Homemade bread.
(d) Rhubarb, strawberries, asparagus, and marigolds.

11. At the beginning of Chapter 13, why could Mal's sister not come to visit?
(a) She had pneumonia.
(b) Her children had the flu.
(c) Her car broke down.
(d) She was taking classes and couldn't get away.

12. In Chapter 13 when Lucinda and Fenno attended a gala benefit, how much time did she hope that Mal had left?
(a) One month.
(b) Two months.
(c) Three months.
(d) Four months.

13. When Mal was little, at what time would he hear the sound of his mother's sewing machine?
(a) 2 a.m.
(b) 3 a.m.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Dawn.

14. What does Tony teach children?
(a) Braille.
(b) Bike riding.
(c) Horseback riding.
(d) Cooking.

15. When Fenno returned from Scotland in Chapter 10, how many hours did Felicity let him sleep his first night back?
(a) Two hours.
(b) Four hours.
(c) Five hours.
(d) Three hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many attended Maureen's graveside rites?

2. What did Fern's parents do?

3. In Chapter 10, how long has it been since Fenno visited David's clinic?

4. What had Mal's presence been for Fenno as Fenno's mother was dealing with her cancer?

5. What did Fenno leave for Mal when he left for a fundraiser he was attending with Mal's mother?

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