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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On his way back to Tealing in Chapter 9, what does Fenno order at a pub for dinner?
(a) Trout and peas.
(b) Bangers and mash.
(c) Yorkshire pudding.
(d) Cottage pie.

2. Where were Mal's ashes spread?
(a) Catskills.
(b) Central Park.
(c) Lake Champlain.
(d) Paris.

3. In Chapter 11, how long had it been since Mal had given Felicity to Fenno?
(a) One year.
(b) Two years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Three years.

4. How long did the dog Mavis live?
(a) 1979-1983.
(b) 1979-1989.
(c) 1988-1993.
(d) 1984-1996.

5. In Chapter 10, how long has it been since Fenno visited David's clinic?
(a) Five years.
(b) Three to four years.
(c) Two to three years.
(d) Six years.

6. In Chapter 12, how long has it been since Fenno climbed the ladder in his brothers' old room?
(a) 15-20 years.
(b) Eight years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) 20-25 years.

7. In Chapter 11, what color was the shirt that Fenno remembered receiving from Tony?
(a) Sea green.
(b) Lavender.
(c) Burgundy.
(d) Cobalt blue.

8. In what part of New York was Tony's apartment?
(a) Hell's Kitchen.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) Bronx.
(d) Brooklyn.

9. Where did Mal's mother and father spend time in Scotland before their children were born?
(a) Renfrew.
(b) Edinburgh.
(c) Bathgate.
(d) Glasgow.

10. In Chapter 9, how many pages is the letter that Lil's has written to Fenno?
(a) Two pages.
(b) Three pages.
(c) Five pages.
(d) Four pages.

11. How many postcards did Stavros send Fern while he was gone?
(a) Ten.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

12. What nationality was the housekeeper that Mal hired in Chapter 11?
(a) Brazilian.
(b) Peruvian.
(c) Mexican.
(d) Honduran.

13. What color dress does Fern wear at the beginning of Chapter 15?
(a) Purple.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) White.

14. What did Mal and Fenno watch together on television at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) "An American in Paris."
(b) "Gigi."
(c) "Tom Jones."
(d) "The Life of Emile Zola."

15. How old is Tony in Chapter 14?
(a) 49.
(b) 38.
(c) 51.
(d) 27.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of container held Mal's ashes?

2. What did Mal call his bed in Chapter 13?

3. Where was the hotel where Fenno and Mal stayed when they went to Arran?

4. In Chapter 9 when Fenno stops at an inn he and Mal visited, what does the inn keeper offer to heat up for Fenno?

5. In Chapter 13 when Lucinda and Fenno attended a gala benefit, how much time did she hope that Mal had left?

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