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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 increases Jenny's emotional level?

2. What is Jenny's overall emotion?

3. What plot device is used in this chapter several times?

4. Who is waiting for Oliver in the parking lot after the game?

5. Why does Jenny wear the necklace she has on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Oliver refuse to tell Ray and what does he continue to deny?

2. How did Oliver get hurt in his game with Cornell?

3. What does Jenny tell Oliver after they make love?

4. What does Oliver admit about his relationship with Jenny?

5. What surprises Oliver about sex with Jenny?

6. How does Jenny feel about meeting Oliver's parents and why?

7. What habit of Oliver's father irritates him and why?

8. Who comes to Jenny's graduation from Radcliffe and what does Jenny not tell them and why?

9. When and under what circumstances does Oliver go to the Radcliffe library?

10. What does Oliver III tell his son will happen if he marries Jenny and what does Oliver do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Oliver seems to have grown some by this point as marked by his intuitive awareness that Phil would have been hurt if Oliver did not allow him to pay for the reception after their wedding.

1. What do you think might be some of the reasons Oliver is maturing? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Do you think Oliver's maturity shown in the book is unrealistic in the short amount of time period the book covers? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Oliver is not comfortable with his life, but his deepest anxiety appears to come from his father.

1. Why do you think Oliver is uncomfortable with his life? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Do you think Oliver's father is the cause of Oliver's anxiety around him? Why or why not?

3. Do you think Oliver's perceptions of his parents are accurate? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

After he and Jenny get in a fight and she leaves he goes to look for her. Oliver goes home and finds Jenny sitting on the top step in front of their apartment. Oliver attempts to apologize, but Jenny tells him he does not have to.

1. Do you think Jenny was right by telling him he didn't have to apologize? Why or why not?

2. Why do you think it is good for someone to forgive a wrong done them rather than to hold onto it?

3. What do you think would happen in the world if people forgave others immediately?

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