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

2. How long after opening the bookstore, was Fenno's shop showing a decent profit?

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

4. What would Fenno miss after Armand died?

5. How many men are on the tour to Greece in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What are some sketches that Fern shows Paul?

7. How and where does Paul die?

8. Why did Maureen kill two puppies in Chapter 2?

9. What does Fenno say about his mother's death in Chapter 4?

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

Mal and Fenno have a complicated relationship. What type of relationship do the two men have? What complicates and helps develop the friendship between the two men? How do the men grow and change because of their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Fenno and Fern know how easily love can be lost. How do their past experiences with love color their view of love? Do they ever give up on desiring love? How do they finally find love?

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