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

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

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

4. What does Tony fix for dinner at the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) Duck and wild rice.
(b) Turkey and dressing.
(c) Salmon and plum tomatoes.
(d) Orange roughy and sweet potatoes.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 9, how long have Fenno and Tony been meeting?
(a) More than two months.
(b) One month.
(c) Nearly three months.
(d) About three weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Lucinda and Zeke live while he finished his degree?

2. Where did Mal's mother live?

3. In Chapter 9, how many pages is the letter that Lil's has written to Fenno?

4. What type of car comes with the house Tony is living in at the beginning of Chapter 14?

5. What bird was on the T-shirts Ralph bought for the bookstore?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, why do David and Fenno go through the trash from the dinner that was held after Paul's memorial service?

2. In Chapter 10, how were the readings at the bookstore?

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

4. What did Lucinda say about Mal as she rode home from the benefit with Fenno?

5. Who were Mal's mother's heroines?

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

7. What photos does Lucinda show after dinner in Chapter 9 and what is her relationship to the people in the photos?

8. How did Felicity respond when Fenno took her to Mal's in Chapter 13?

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

10. Why did Mal retire?

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