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Do you think Priscilla and Hamish will get back together and marry?

Were you disappointed in the ending of the book?

(Answers posted July 29, 2008)

1. What color was Hamish’s hair?
2. What term did the men of Drim use for “the change of life”?
3. What kind of fish is used on the Highlandman’s lunch sandwich?
4. Where did Hamish first go on his three week holiday?
5. A character in the book said, “I got a ladder in my tights”. What did they mean?
6. What was the name of Hamish’s dog?
7. Heather Baxter was chosen to play what character in the pantomime?
8. What was the title of the pantomime the women of Drim were putting on?
9. Who of the women of Drim did Hamish state was a good mimic?
10. What did Sophy use to make it appear that her cheek was swollen?

An LTM Reading Group Selection

Critical Judgment
Michael Palmer
Bantam Books 1996

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