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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 month was it when Tony left again in Chapter 11?
(a) September.
(b) August.
(c) November.
(d) October.

2. Where did Mal's father spend the war?
(a) Italy.
(b) Ranch in Montana.
(c) Dairy farm in Wisconsin.
(d) France.

3. In Chapter 11, where did Mal want to spend the Christmas he thought might be his last?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Munich.
(d) Edinburgh.

4. After Fenno's drive in Chapter 9 to read Lil's letter, what time does he arrive back at Tealing?
(a) 4 a.m.
(b) 11 p.m.
(c) An hour before dawn.
(d) Two hours past midnight.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, how long has Fern known Tony?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 13, how long did visitors usually stay who came to see Mal?

3. What color eyes did Mal's mother have?

4. What nationality was the housekeeper that Mal hired in Chapter 11?

5. In Chapter 9, how many pages is the letter that Lil's has written to Fenno?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Felicity respond when Fenno took her to Mal's in Chapter 13?

2. Why did Mal retire?

3. How does Fenno describe Mal's mother in Chapter 9?

4. What does Fenno find in the attic in Chapter 12?

5. Why has Fenno come to the house where Tony and Fern are staying in Chapter 15?

6. What has Fern learned about Tony throughout the years she has known him?

7. What happened to Mal in Chapter 12 when Fenno went to Paris?

8. How did Jonah die and how did Fern learn of his death?

9. What are David and Lil doing when Fenno goes to see them at the clinic in Chapter 10?

10. How does Tony leave a place that he has borrowed?

(see the answer keys)

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