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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 Fenno's friend Luke when he died of complications of AIDS?

2. Where did Armand's sister live?

3. How old was Fenno in 1986?

4. In Chapter 5, when does Dennis say that he visited his dad in Greece?

5. What day did Armand die?

Short Essay Questions

1. How many dogs were left after Maureen died, and what happened to them?

2. Where did Paul meet his wife?

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

4. Why does Paul choose to go to Greece?

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

6. What is Dennis's family like?

7. Who was Tony Best?

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

9. What does Paul do for a living, and how does he like his job?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fern’s friend Anna does not believe in fate, but destiny. What is the difference between fate and destiny? How does the author show that people are in charge of their lives, and that their choices lead them to the lives they are meant to have, rather than being at the mercy of fate?

Essay Topic 2

Fenno is an angry and miserable person. What choices has Fenno made that cause him to be angry and miserable? How do his feelings affect his relationship with his family? Does he have to change before his relationship with his family can change?

Essay Topic 3

Paul’s ashes disappear. What controversy is there about the ashes and their disposal? What does the disappearance of the ashes symbolize?

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