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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 293-303.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What objects does Fiona name as a means of "always taking you somewhere" (277)?
(a) Sidewalks.
(b) Escalators.
(c) Stairs.
(d) Fences.

2. What activity were Aubrey and his wife performing when Aubrey came down with the high fever that led to a coma?
(a) Writing.
(b) Vacationing.
(c) Painting.
(d) Taking a ceramics class.

3. Grant's colleague and others like him are described as spending "every night on" what objects with their "bewitching young mistresses" (285)?
(a) Hotel beds.
(b) Alert.
(c) Call.
(d) Floor mattresses.

4. What color are the notes that Grant begins to find all over the house?
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Pink.
(d) Blue.

5. What event led to Fiona and Grant's decision to retire early?
(a) An illness.
(b) A casino jackpot.
(c) A death.
(d) A birth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kristy tells Grant that he will learn what skill over time?

2. Fiona's mother's political activities are named as the reason why Fiona is not a member of what type of organization?

3. Kristy asks Grant whether he is happy to see that Fiona is taking what action?

4. What two adjectives are used to describe the kindness with which Fiona treats Grant during his visits?

5. What color had Fiona's hair been before it had turned white?

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