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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 are Jenny and Oliver doing when they finally have sex?

2. Why is Oliver holding back on trying to seduce Jenny into sex?

3. In which hockey game does Oliver get hurt?

4. Where does Jenny meet Oliver's parents?

5. What does Oliver admit to himself about Jenny?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Oliver meet Jennifer and what does she say about him in the library?

3. Why is Oliver nervous about meeting Jenny's father?

4. Why does Oliver watch Jenny when introducing his parents to her?

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

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

7. What did the trainer do to Oliver after he was hurt?

8. Why does Oliver make certain Jenny has a program at the hockey game?

9. How does Oliver play hockey and what are the consequences of Jenny's being at the game? Where does Oliver talk to Jenny while at the game?

10. What does Oliver III think about his son marrying Jenny?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Oliver III tells his son that if he marries Jenny, he will cut him out of his life. Oliver walks out of the club with every intention to marry Jenny and live his own life, free of his father.

1. What would you do and how would you feel if your parent forbid you to marry the person you wanted to marry?

2. Do you think Oliver's father has motivations other than snobbery to say a marriage between Oliver and Jenny would be a mistake? What do you think those reasons might be and do you agree with them?

3. What do you think would be the problems in a marriage between two people of very different backgrounds, for example, two religions, or two different classes or two different races or cultures?

Essay Topic 2

From rich to poor. Oliver's need for financial aid is a new event in his life and is not received well by the dean of the school who is aware of Oliver's family background.

1. Do you think Oliver and his father are being childish? Why or why not?

2. What do you think are some of the ways in which Oliver's life is different due to his financial situation?

3. If you were in Oliver's position would you think marrying Jenny was worth being poor? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Jenny's relationship with her father is clearly much closer than Oliver's with his father, and she clearly values her father more than Oliver does his.

1. Do you think the way Jenny was raised compared to Oliver's childhood will cause problems in their relationship? Why or why not?

2. Is your relationship with your father or mother similar to Jenny's or Oliver's? Why?

3. Do you think that Oliver's father expects too much from his son? Why or why not?

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