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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. In "Mistakes Were Made (Conclusion)," Patty has now come to believe what regarding Walter?
2. What is Patty's other responsibility at her school in "Mistakes Were Made (Conclusion)"?
3. In "Mistakes Were Made (Conclusion)," Patty feels that her relationship with Joey will not improve until what happens?
4. What surprises Patty at her father's funeral?
5. While traveling with Jenna, what causes Joey to realize the depth of his love for Connie?
Short Essay Questions
1. What surprises Patty at her father's funeral? What effect does this have on her?
2. What does Patty do after leaving Richard? What causes her to leave there?
3. What is Free Space?
4. What happens when Patty confronts her mother about her basketball years?
5. How does Walter end up reading Patty's autobiography? What is the result of this action?
6. Who does Patty run into on the street one day, and what does he recommend?
7. What does Patty realize about herself and her siblings?
8. When Richard and Walter are alone after their meeting, in "2004," what does Walter admit?
9. When Patty hears of Walter's "crazy speech," how does she feel?
10. In "The Fiend of Athens," what happens when Walter delivers a speech?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Birds are central to the novel. Write an essay in which you analyze the impact of birds both on Walter's character and the novel as a whole.
Essay Topic 2
Friendship is a major theme of the novel. Explain how this them is developed over the course of the novel. What point does the author seem to be making about friendship?
Essay Topic 3
At the end of the first section, Merrie Paulsen comments on Walter and Patty, saying, "I don't think they've figured out yet how to live" (28). By the end of the novel, have Walter and Patty figured out this important lesson? What, exactly, have they learned about living?
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