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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 many dogs were left after Paul's wife died?

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

3. Where did Tony Best grow up?

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

5. When Paul met his wife, what was the name of the dog she had?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the favorite piece that Marjorie buys on the trip to Greece?

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

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

4. How and where does Paul die?

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

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

7. How long were Paul and Maureen married before they had children, and why did it take so long?

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

9. Where did Paul meet his wife?

10. What are some sketches that Fern shows Paul?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

David and Lillian ask Fenno to be a sperm donor. How does the request affect Fenno’s relationship with his brother and his wife? How does the request affect Fenno’s outlook on life?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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