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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 Oliver take over?

2. Where does Oliver choose to work?

3. What is the first thing Oliver does when he leaves the room at the beginning of this chapter?

4. To where does Oliver buy airline tickets?

5. What does Oliver turn down as a result of Jenny's illness?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Oliver do in his second year of law school?

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

5. What kind of place do Jenny and Oliver rent when they return to Cambridge?

6. What do Oliver and Jenny do when she doesn't get pregnant?

7. Why does Oliver go to see his father?

8. Why does the doctor call Oliver into the office and what does he tell Oliver?

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

10. What does Jenny insist on doing at home and what is the one compromise she allows?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Oliver and Jenny play off each others' emotions, saying mean things that are actually meant as endearments in their unique way of dealing with each other.

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

2. Do you think the way that Oliver and Jenny say mean things to each other, although not to be taken that way is a good way to communicate? Why or why not?

3. Why do you think Oliver and Jenny say one thing but mean another?

Essay Topic 3

At the hospital, Oliver authorizes the doctor to do whatever needs to be done to make Jenny comfortable.

1. What do you think Oliver might be able to do to handle this stage of Jenny's illness?

2. Do you think this part of Jenny's illness is more difficult for Oliver than Jenny? Why or why not?

3. Describe a time in your life when you or someone you know was faced with a friend or relative dying.

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