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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, how long before her retirement does Teresa buy a ticket to Switzerland?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 3 months.

2. In Chapter 7, how many stepchildren does Franny have?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

3. In Chapter 8, how long is Teresa's flight to Lucerne delayed?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 1 1/2 hours.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 1 hour.

4. Where is the actress who owns the house that Leo Posen rents for the summer in Chapter 6?
(a) Germany.
(b) Poland.
(c) France.
(d) Switzerland.

5. In Chapter 5, how many years ago did Albie disappear?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Holly go to college?

2. In Chapter 7, who would Franny like to blame for the end of her relationship with Leo?

3. Where do Fix and Marjorie live in Chapter 7?

4. In Chapter 7, how many years has it been since Leo died?

5. In Chapter 8, what was the temperature when Teresa left Los Angeles and flew to Switzerland?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 7, where are Fix and his daughters driving and why?

2. Why does Leo rent a house for the summer in Chapter 6?

3. In what way is Leo and Franny's relationship doomed even before the house guests in Chapter 6?

4. In Chapter 5, what does Holly tell her mother about Cal's death?

5. How did Bert and Teresa meet?

6. What is the car like that Holly drives to pick up her mother from the airport in Chapter 8?

7. Who was Ernestine and what happened to her?

8. In Chapter 6, where does Leo rent a house for the summer, and what is the house like?

9. How did Holly end up living in Switzerland?

10. How does Teresa feel after her flight to Switzerland in Chapter 8?

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