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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. Why did Posey say she wanted to include a unique Jewish custom at her own funeral?
2. Why would Chick pick up Roberta after school every day shortly after the divorce?
3. What does Chick say is the best thing that ever happened to him in his career?
4. What does Chick consider the worst day of his college career?
5. What is the day that Chick wanted back?
Short Essay Questions
1. To whom does Posey take Chick to visit after dinner?
2. What did Posey often do for some of the patients in the hospital where she worked as a nurse?
3. Whose voice does Chick hear as he goes to open the door at his mother's house in Section 3, Part 1?
4. Why was Posey fired from her job as a nurse?
5. What do they call a short stay in professional baseball?
6. What does Miss Thelma claim will keep her memory alive for years to come?
7. What happens when Chick hears the strange voice once again?
8. What does Chick hear when he answers the phone at Rose's house?
9. Why does Posey suggest Len got involved with this second woman while he was in the war, even though he was already engaged to Posey?
10. What does Chick claim he does not want to be?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the writer's style. Discuss in detail the writer's choice to structure his book in the way he has, the use of the newspaper clips and lists, his choice of words, his use of dialogue, and his choice of chapter names. Discuss how each of these choices affects the reader's overall impression of the novel and the themes within the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Rose and Miss Thelma. Who is Rose? Why is Posey visiting her home? How does Posey know Rose is about to die? What is Posey attempting to do about that fact? Why does Chick not question his mother's apparent knowledge of death? Who is Miss Thelma? In what capacity did she once work for the Benetto family? What business did Posey go into with Miss Thelma? Why do Thelma's grandchildren not see Chick? What does Chick think of this?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss symbolism. Chick's father gives him a pair of old shoes that he once used while playing ball. Discuss the significance of these shoes and how the author uses them as a symbol of Chick's life and of his relationship with his father.
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