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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 street guide does Fix use in Chapter 7?

2. With whom was Bert having an affair when Cal died?

3. What color does Albie wear when Jeannette first sees him in Chapter 5?

4. What is the name of the writer who comes with Astrid in Chapter 6?

5. What month is it in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what does Holly tell her mother about Cal's death?

2. How does Teresa feel after her flight to Switzerland in Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 8, what are Teresa's reasons for retiring?

4. Where did The Cousins children live after Cal died?

5. Why does Leo rent a house for the summer in Chapter 6?

6. How does Jeannette describe Albie in Chapter 5?

7. Did Teresa date or marry after her divorce from Bert?

8. In Chapter 5, how does Fode know that Albie is Jeannette's brother?

9. In Chapter 6, where does Leo rent a house for the summer, and what is the house like?

10. How did Bert and Teresa meet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel is a collection of stories about members of the Keating and Cousins families. What is revealed about ownership of stories in the novel, and how does the concept of ownership of stories affect the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the years, the Keating and Cousins families have bonded and in some ways they are like an extended family. How has the divorce bonded the two families together, and in what ways are they one big extended family as the years pass?

Essay Topic 3

The novel is told from a third-person omniscient point of view. The stories that the narrator tells follow different characters. How does the point of view affect how the stories are told and what readers know about characters and events?

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