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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 might their spending be described?

2. How does Oliver respond?

3. What does Oliver take over?

4. Who calls Oliver's parents and for what reason?

5. What is part of the job hunting process?

Short Essay Questions

1. After graduation, where is Oliver ranked in his law class?

2. What does Oliver do after Jenny dies?

3. What did the letter Oliver received in July say about his last year's studies?

4. How difficult is it for Oliver to keep the truth from Jenny and his boss?

5. What does Oliver say and do when his father tells him he's sorry?

6. Where is Jenny working and how does she feel about that?

7. What does Oliver decide shortly after they move to New York and how does Jenny feel about it?

8. Who does Oliver tell about Jenny's illness and what does he do?

9. What does Oliver receive in the mail that he and Jenny fight about and how does she feel? How does he feel?

10. What does Jenny tell Oliver and what does she request of him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jenny and Oliver are like oil and vinegar in their first meeting together.

1. What do you think is meant by this statement? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. If you were in Oliver's situation would you just forget about Jenny or pursue her? Or if you were Jenny would you go for coffee with Oliver? (Answer depending upon your preference for a date). Explain why.

3. Have you ever met someone you didn't like when you first met them but later with whom you became good friends? Explain the circumstance and the similarities between it and Jenny and Oliver's meeting.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Oliver accepts his father's love for the first time, seeing it for what it is in his father's awkward way of showing love. It is a happy ending despite the devastation that marks Jenny's death.

1. Do you think Oliver's joy at finally knowing his father loves him is stronger than his grief at Jenny's death?

2. Do you think someone can experience joy and sorrow at almost the exact same moment? Why or why not?

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