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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of car comes with the house Tony is living in at the beginning of Chapter 14?

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

3. In Chapter 12, how long did Fenno plan to go to Paris?

4. In Chapter 9, how long had it been since Fenno and Mal visited Arran?

5. When Fenno went to find Tony in Chapter 10, what was the woman wearing who answered the door?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were Mal's mother's heroines?

2. What did Mal spend his time doing at the beginning of Chapter 13?

3. In Chapter 10, how were the readings at the bookstore?

4. In Chapter 11, why did Tony not let Fenno know that he was leaving?

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

6. In Chapter 13, where did Fenno go with Lucinda on a Friday evening?

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

8. Why did Mal retire?

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

10. Why did Fenno go to Paris in Chapter 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fenno and Fern know how easily love can be lost. How do their past experiences with love color their view of love? Do they ever give up on desiring love? How do they finally find love?

Essay Topic 2

The theme of appreciation for life runs through the novel. Which characters do not appreciate their lives? Why is Fenno especially unappreciative? How do characters and experiences teach Fenno to appreciate life?

Essay Topic 3

Fenno discovers that having family makes life worthwhile. When does Fenno begin to realize the importance of family? How does this realization affect him? In what ways does it change him and the way he lives life?

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