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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 will receive the Lawrence Stern sketches?
(a) Noel.
(b) Danus.
(c) Olivia.
(d) Doris.

2. What makes Penelope light-headed while in her garden?
(a) Reaching to pick a dandelion.
(b) She forgot to take her medication.
(c) It is a hot and humid day?
(d) Her dress is too tight.

3. With what firm is the person in #105 associated?
(a) Boothby's
(b) Sloane's.
(c) Sotheby's.
(d) Reginald's.

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

5. Why is Noel in a bad mood at his mother's house?
(a) He has the flu.
(b) He just broke up with his girlfriend.
(c) He learns that he is cut out of the will.
(d) He cannot find any paintings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the soldier who recognizes Lawrence at the museum?

2. What gift does Penelope give to Antonia?

3. What does Penelope want more than anything at this point in her life?

4. Why does Mr. Brookner call Penelope in Chapter 12?

5. What are the adjustments that Penelope made the day before she died?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Under what circumstances does Doris become a permanent resident in the Stern household?

4. What does Penelope do on her last day in Porthkerris?

5. What are the circumstances of Sophie's death?

6. How do Nancy and Noel react to news of Penelope's death?

7. Who is Roy Brookner?

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

9. What reason does Danus give Penelope for why he is returning to Edinburgh?

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

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