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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. What word had been scrawled across his office door at the same time Grant received the letter?
(a) Philanderer.
(b) Louse.
(c) Fink.
(d) Rat.

2. What two scents are said to have accompanied the colleagues of Grant's as they returned from their nights of debauchery?
(a) Desperation and desire.
(b) Perfume and sex.
(c) Dope and incense.
(d) Cinnamon and sugar.

3. What does Grant turn on while he prepares his own supper after Fiona's move to Meadowlake?
(a) The dishwasher.
(b) An easy listening radio station.
(c) Every light in the house.
(d) The television news.

4. What term does Kristy use to refer to Aubrey's relationship to Fiona?
(a) Friend.
(b) Pal.
(c) Boyfriend.
(d) Lover.

5. What is NOT a virtue Grant names as being part of the character of "a philanderer" (286)?
(a) Pity.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Generosity.
(d) Sacrifice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grant's colleague and others like him are described as spending "every night on" what objects with their "bewitching young mistresses" (285)?

2. For how many years have Fiona and Grant lived in their house by the time Fiona moves to Meadowlake?

3. From what type of establishment does Fiona go missing while out with Grant?

4. Of what scent does the newer Meadowlark building into which Fiona moves smell?

5. At what type of location does Fiona propose marriage to Grant?

Short Essay Questions

1. What consequences did Fiona suffer as a result of Grant's infidelities?

2. What were the circumstances that led to the engagement between Fiona and Grant?

3. In what ways does Grant consider his own past infidelities to be different from those of other "husbands and fathers" (284)?

4. In what month does Fiona move into Meadowlake and why?

5. What reasons are named for Grant's decision to accept Fiona's proposal of marriage?

6. For what reason was Fiona ostracized by many of her peers at college?

7. Which parties does Grant hold responsible for putting a stop to his infidelity "just in time" (287)?

8. In what way does Munro use the dream motif to reveal information about Grant?

9. What event involving a policeman had convinced Grant that he could no longer look after Fiona at home?

10. What event made it possible for both Fiona and Grant to retire early?

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