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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 artists did Lucinda love that were played when she danced with Fenno in Chapter 13?

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

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

4. Where did Mal's mother live?

5. What does a neighbor bring Tony in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 13, where did Fenno go with Lucinda on a Friday evening?

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

3. Who is Stavros?

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

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

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

7. Why did Mal retire?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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?

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