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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 month did Fenno's bookstore open?
(a) June.
(b) July.
(c) August.
(d) May.

2. How long is the boat trip in Chapter 2?
(a) An hours.
(b) Two hours.
(c) One and a half hours.
(d) About three hours.

3. In Chapter 1, who tells Paul that he needs time?
(a) Megan, a waitress from Wales.
(b) Angela, an accountant from London.
(c) Marjorie, a schoolmistress from Devon.
(d) Rebecca, a professor from Ireland.

4. How old is Paul when he dies?
(a) 81.
(b) 77.
(c) 69.
(d) 74.

5. How old was Fenno in 1986?
(a) 27.
(b) 33.
(c) 31.
(d) 29.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Marjorie go on a trip when a friend forced her to take a trip when she had a loss?

2. When Fenno was a boy, how many mornings a week would there be a foxhunt thundering through the acreage back of the house?

3. How many children does Dennis have?

4. In Chapter 3, what color shirt does Paul wear that he washed by hand the night before?

5. How old was Paul's wife when they met?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is inside the envelope that Fenno finds addressed to him in his father's desk?

2. Why does Paul choose to go to Greece?

3. Where did Paul meet his wife?

4. What was a major expenditure in furnishing the bookstore, and why was it a wise investment?

5. What is Dennis's family like?

6. What other option did Fenno have instead of opening the bookstore with Ralph?

7. How did Ralph and Fenno happen to find Armand dead at one of his bistro tables?

8. Who was Malachy Burns?

9. What are some sketches that Fern shows Paul?

10. How was the bookstore doing a year and a half after Ralph and Fenno opened the shop?

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