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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 bothering Tony at the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) Bats.
(b) Flies.
(c) Moths.
(d) Mosquitoes.

2. After Fenno's drive in Chapter 9 to read Lil's letter, what time does he arrive back at Tealing?
(a) Two hours past midnight.
(b) 11 p.m.
(c) An hour before dawn.
(d) 4 a.m.

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

4. What did Fern's parents do?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Ran a vet clinic.
(c) Photographers.
(d) Ran a nursery.

5. 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) She was taking classes and couldn't get away.
(d) Her car broke down.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Mal and Fenno watch together on television at the beginning of Chapter 13?

3. On his way back to Tealing in Chapter 9, what does Fenno order at a pub for dinner?

4. What color eyes did Mal's mother have?

5. How did Stavros grandmother die?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tony leave a place that he has borrowed?

2. Who is Stavros?

3. Why did Mal retire?

4. What does Fenno find in the attic in Chapter 12?

5. Why has Fenno come to the house where Tony and Fern are staying in Chapter 15?

6. How does Fenno describe Mal's mother in Chapter 9?

7. In Chapter 11, why did Tony not let Fenno know that he was leaving?

8. What has Fern learned about Tony throughout the years she has known him?

9. What did Mal spend his time doing at the beginning of Chapter 13?

10. In Chapter 13, where did Fenno go with Lucinda on a Friday evening?

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