3. What seems sad to Charlie?
(a) That Chelsea lost her only son when he was three.
(b) That Chelsea has never had any children.
(c) That Norman has to be very careful of his heart.
(d) That Chelsea never wanted to marry Charlie.

4. Who has visited Charlie recently?
(a) His sister.
(b) His brother.
(c) His best friend from college and a former boyfriend of Chelsea's.
(d) His parents.

5. What does Norman ask the phone operator to do?
(a) To ring up Chelsea's cell phone.
(b) To call him back to check the phone's status.
(c) Norman does not speak to the operator.
(d) To call his brother at the hospital.

6. Why has the person called?
(a) To tell Norman that he was in the hospital.
(b) To say that she would be there by dinner.
(c) Because Norman called that person.
(d) No one is on the phone.

7. In what year is the house at Golden Pond built?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1928.

8. Of what ethnic group does Norman seem prejudiced?
(a) Jews.
(b) Hispanics.
(c) Arabs.
(d) Blacks.

9. What happened to Miss Appley last week?
(a) She gave a speech at the Daughters of the Revolution luncheon.
(b) She feel off a ladder.
(c) She died.
(d) She drove to New Hampshire.

10. What does Ethel find intriguing about Miss Appley and Miss Tate?
(a) That they are identical twins and still are impossible to tell apart.
(b) That they have lived into their 90s.
(c) That they had both been asked for marriage by the same man and each in turn had said no.
(d) That they have been together for so many years and must have had a great love affair.

11. What reason does Norman suggest for Elmer falling into the fireplace?
(a) He did not fall in the fireplace; he fell down the chimney.
(b) He wanted attention from Ethel.
(c) He is old and clumsy.
(d) He is attempting suicide.

12. Who is knocking on the door?
(a) Billy Ray.
(b) Norman's wife.
(c) Chelsea.
(d) No one.

13. When does Norman express interest in the contents of Chelsea's letter?
(a) He never expresses any interest in the contents of her letter.
(b) When he learns that Chelsea inheirited his estranged brother's estate.
(c) When he hears that Chelsea had major surgery.
(d) When Ethel announces that her new boyfriend is a dentist.

14. What is Charlie's response to Ethel's suggestion?
(a) Afraid it would be boring.
(b) Excited.
(c) He loves the summer heat.
(d) Certain he can fix it.

15. How old is Norman's wife?
(a) 59.
(b) 92.
(c) 77.
(d) 69.