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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color are the eyes of Aubrey's wife?
(a) Green.
(b) Brown.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Blue.

2. With how many staff members at Meadowlake does Grant feel comfortable discussing Fiona's status?
(a) 0.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

3. What word does Grant use to describe what academic parties were like before the onset of the sexual revolution?
(a) Predictable.
(b) Pleasant.
(c) Boring.
(d) Staid.

4. What kind of physical contact do Fiona and Aubrey maintain even after they turn around and see Grant?
(a) They keep their backs together.
(b) They keep holding hands.
(c) They keep their arms around one another.
(d) They keep their foreheads together.

5. Kristy tells Grant one day that which part of Fiona had been "deteriorating" (309) since Aubrey's departure?
(a) Her will.
(b) Her aura.
(c) Her life force.
(d) Her muscles.

6. From what source does Grant first discover that Fiona is lying in bed in the daytime?
(a) Kristy.
(b) Trina.
(c) Aubrey.
(d) Another resident.

7. What is Kristy's reply when Grant asks her what malady is keeping Fiona in bed in the daytime?
(a) She says that Fiona had fallen.
(b) She says nothing is really the matter.
(c) She says that Fiona had been having trouble breathing.
(d) She says that Fiona had wanted to watch an old movie on television.

8. When Grant describes the sexual revolution as an "epidemic," (302) what malady does he name?
(a) Measles.
(b) Chicken pox.
(c) The Spanish flu.
(d) Herpes.

9. A staff member tells Grant that if Fiona does not regain her will to move around, Fiona will have to be moved to which floor?
(a) The second.
(b) The first.
(c) The third.
(d) The fourth.

10. What suggestion is Grant shocked to hear himself making when Aubrey's wife seems hesitant to grant his request?
(a) He offers to pick up Aubrey and his wife himself each week.
(b) He suggests that Aubrey write Fiona a letter.
(c) He suggests that they have coffee again sometime soon.
(d) He offers to pick up Aubrey himself each week.

11. In what period of time had Fiona suddenly developed an interest in Iceland, reading about famous visitors like W.H. Auden and William Morris?
(a) Since her retirement began.
(b) The last few years.
(c) The last decade.
(d) The last two decades.

12. Once Grant gets the idea that Fiona has begun to dislike him, he decides there is now no point in mentioning which topic?
(a) Grant getting a job at Meadowlake.
(b) Their grandchildren.
(c) Their marriage.
(d) Fiona moving home.

13. What expression appears on Fiona's and Aubrey's faces when they turn around to see Grant standing in Fiona's room?
(a) Anger.
(b) Shame.
(c) Relief.
(d) Glee.

14. During Aubrey's working years, he was a representative for a company that sold products to what kind of professionals?
(a) Electricians.
(b) Librarians.
(c) Farmers.
(d) Teachers.

15. What gesture does Aubrey's wife make "unexpectedly" (314) when she finally tells Grant her name?
(a) She goes in for a hug.
(b) She nudges his shoulder.
(c) She twirls her hair.
(d) She puts out her hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of the Meadowlake staff calls Grant in to talk about Fiona?

2. What subject does Grant decide not to bring up again once Aubrey's wife appears unwilling to grant his request?

3. What object does Grant name in order to describe academic parties after the beginning of the sexual revolution?

4. What feature stops Grant from investigating the ward on the second floor when he reaches the top of the stairs?

5. What adjective is NOT used to describe the conversations Grant is able to have with Fiona during his visits?

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