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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. Who informs Olivia that Penelope has died?
(a) Mrs. Snopes.
(b) Mrs. Plackett.
(c) Miss Granger.
(d) Mr. Evermore.

2. Why are Nancy and Noel mad at Penelope?
(a) She gave the paintings to Olivia.
(b) She has sold the paintings.
(c) She did not buy them Christmas gifts.
(d) She cut them out of her will.

3. What is the timing of this chapter?
(a) Autumn of 1967.
(b) Summer of 1943.
(c) Christmas of 1945.
(d) Spring of 1933.

4. Who arranges Penelope's funeral?
(a) Nancy.
(b) Olivia.
(c) Danus.
(d) Noel.

5. What does Olivia tell the duo in #164 regarding the will?
(a) They should consider themselves lucky.
(b) She says nothing to them.
(c) They must accept the verdict.
(d) They can contest it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Penelope leave to each of her children in her will?

2. What does Sophie feel about life in Porthkerris?

3. How does Lawrence cheer up Sophie?

4. What makes Penelope light-headed while in her garden?

5. What sound does Penelope hear right before she dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the unhappy implications of Penelope's marriage to Ambrose?

2. Describe Penelope's last few moments in her beloved garden.

3. How does the relationship between Antonia and Danus mirror that of Penelope and Richard's?

4. Why does Penelope feel compelled to contact Boothby's without notifying her children?

5. What impact does Sophie's death have on her family?

6. How does Richard stand in stark contrast to Ambrose?

7. Why is the relationship between Nancy and Penelope so difficult?

8. Why does Penelope's dream of marrying Richard not come true?

9. What does Penelope do when she learns from Mr. Brookner that the paintings have sold?

10. What is the nature of the letter Olivia finds in her mother's room and what does Olivia do with it?

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