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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 9 when Fenno stops at an inn he and Mal visited, what does the inn keeper offer to heat up for Fenno?

2. In what part of New York was Tony's apartment?

3. Where did Mal's father spend the war?

4. What did Fenno leave for Mal when he left for a fundraiser he was attending with Mal's mother?

5. What was Felicity's favorite fruit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Lucinda say about Mal as she rode home from the benefit with Fenno?

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

3. In the more than ten years that Fern has known Tony, where has he lived?

4. In Chapter 11, why did Tony not let Fenno know that he was leaving?

5. In Chapter 10, why was Fenno surprised when he looked for Tony and found a woman at the house?

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

7. What happened to Mal in Chapter 12 when Fenno went to Paris?

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

9. What does Fenno find in the attic in Chapter 12?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of appreciation for life runs through the novel. Which characters do not appreciate their lives? Why is Fenno especially unappreciative? How do characters and experiences teach Fenno to appreciate life?

Essay Topic 2

Fenno finds a letter his father wrote to him and never mailed. What does Fenno start to learn from the letter? How do these lessons affect Fenno and his attitude toward life?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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