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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 does Jim set under the candles to catch the drippings?

2. What reason does Tom give for Laura acting the way she does?

3. What sickness did Amanda have the spring she met her husband?

4. Where does Jim set the Candelabrum?

5. Who does Jim comment on when he is reading the news paper?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Amanda do when the lights go off?

2. What does Amanda tell Jim he has been good for?

3. What does Laura say to Jim before he recognizes her?

4. What do Jim and Amanda say about candlelight?

5. What things does Tom say described what Jim was like and what he did in high school?

6. What does Jim tell Laura about being old-fashioned?

7. What does Jim stat might have happened to the light bill Amanda gave to Tom?

8. What was it that made Jim and Tom friends at the warehouse?

9. Why does Jim explain to Amanda that Laura looks so serious?

10. What does Amanda have Jim do while her and Tom are clearing the table and doing dishes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tom tells Amanda that they shouldn't expect to much from Laura. Do you think that Amanda expects to much from Jim's visit or that Tom expected to little? What does it tell us about Tom that he didn't tell Jim about his sister when he invited him over for dinner?

Essay Topic 2

Based on what we know of the characters and the stories told about the father what kind of personality can you deduct that he may have had? Describe how you think the courting process went between Amanda and her husband. If you think it is contrary to Amanda's stories then explain why.

Essay Topic 3

We are given a lot of background information about Jim from both Laura and Tom. What does it tell us about his nature to have all this information before we even meet the character? What does it tell you about Jim that he has roughly the same job as Tom after succeeding so well in high school?

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