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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. How long ago did Catherine have a child?

2. Where is Catherine's home now?

3. What happens when Catherine and Anna look at each other in the mirror?

4. What job did Catherine quit to write music?

5. What does lying around in bed remind Catherine of?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the salt shaker get a crease in it?

2. When Catherine and her mother go to pick up her father at the train station and he is drunk, how does Catherine feel?

3. What happened to Catherine when she was a child and had the flu?

4. What question did Huang Xiao Gang ask Catherine and what does she remember him discussing about sound?

5. Where does Mrs. MeKenna go when they come back from the funeral and what does she tell those that offer her condolences?

6. What does Catherine think had been improving until this situation and what did her doctor tell her about it?

7. Why does Catherine decide she can't wear jeans to her father's funeral?

8. What was one of the things her first music teacher taught Catherine?

9. How does Catherine's father look when she sees him again?

10. Why is the pub closed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way can Catherine be viewed as he prodigal daughter? Do you think this is an accurate description of her? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways does Catherine's creation of music mirror the way she views her child? How does she feel about both? Does she love one more? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In the first half of the novel, two worlds clash for Catherine. What are these two worlds? Why do you think they clash? Is this clash ever resolved? Why or why not?

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