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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. What does Fern serve Fenno to drink in Chapter 15?

2. How many attended Maureen's graveside rites?

3. Where did Mal's mother live?

4. What color dress did Lucinda wear when she and Fenno went out together?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Stavros?

2. Who were Mal's mother's heroines?

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

4. What photos does Lucinda show after dinner in Chapter 9 and what is her relationship to the people in the photos?

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

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

7. Why did Mal retire?

8. What does the neighbor look like when she brings a few goodies in Chapter 15?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Paul’s ashes disappear. What controversy is there about the ashes and their disposal? What does the disappearance of the ashes symbolize?

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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