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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 13 when Fenno attended the gala benefit with Lucinda, what did he order to drink?

2. What does Fern do for a living?

3. What did Mal call his bed in Chapter 13?

4. In Chapter 13 when Lucinda and Fenno attended a gala benefit, how much time did she hope that Mal had left?

5. What nationality was the housekeeper that Mal hired in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Fenno go to Paris in Chapter 12?

2. How did Jonah die and how did Fern learn of his death?

3. How did Felicity respond when Fenno took her to Mal's in Chapter 13?

4. How does Tony leave a place that he has borrowed?

5. What has Fern learned about Tony throughout the years she has known him?

6. What are David and Lil doing when Fenno goes to see them at the clinic in Chapter 10?

7. What did Mal spend his time doing at the beginning of Chapter 13?

8. Why has Fenno come to the house where Tony and Fern are staying in Chapter 15?

9. In Chapter 10, how were the readings at the bookstore?

10. How does Fenno describe Mal's mother in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Paul struggles with grief. How does Paul decide to deal with his grief, and how successful is he at making a new life for himself after his wife’s death?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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