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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 6, how old are Thea and Laurie?

2. When Paul lived in Tealing, what day of the week would he go for a walk?

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

4. What was Malachy's last name?

5. How old were Paul's boys when he and his wife moved to a house called Tealing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where did Paul meet his wife?

3. What do Veronique and her daughters wear for Paul's funeral?

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

5. What are some sketches that Fern shows Paul?

6. Who was Colin Swift?

7. What is inside the envelope that Fenno finds addressed to him in his father's desk?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Fenno compares his life to a Joseph Cornell box. In what ways is Fenno’s life compartmentalized like one of those boxes? Why does Fenno keep the sections of his life separate? How does he learn to break out of the compartments of his life?

Essay Topic 3

Happiness is important for Paul and for Fenno. How are the two men looking for happiness? Do either man achieve happiness? If so, how do they attain it?

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