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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many rolls of film did Tony have Fenno take when they first met?

3. Where did Paul's wife used to ship collies?

4. What used the graze the land around the house where Fenno grew up?

5. What does Paul do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. How and where does Paul die?

2. What is Dennis's family like?

3. What are some sketches that Fern shows Paul?

4. Who was Tony Best?

5. How does Fenno help Veronique at the beginning of Chapter 7?

6. Why did Mal ask Fenno to be his health proxy?

7. What is found in an old vase in Chapter 6?

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

9. Who was Colin Swift?

10. What are Fenno's nieces trying to do to him when he wakes at the beginning of Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author said that love depends “upon an ecosystem, a context.” What is meant by that phrase? In what ways is the delicacy of love revealed in the novel? Is love still attainable in spite of its fragility?

Essay Topic 2

Paul travels to Greece, and Fenno makes trips to Scotland. In what ways are these trips more than physical journeys? How do these journeys affect the men, their personalities, their character, and how they feel about themselves?

Essay Topic 3

Fern fears telling Stavros about her pregnancy. Does she have reason to be afraid to tell Stavros about the pregnancy? How is his love different than what Fern had experienced previously? What does her fear have to do with her view of love?

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