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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. When Oliver encounters his father, what does he tell him?

2. Where does the couple go for consultation?

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

4. Where are Jenny and Oliver in July?

5. What is the result of his ranking?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Oliver tell his father about his request?

2. When Oliver checks on Jenny one night after dinner what does she tell him and what does he do?

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

4. What does Jenny tell Oliver about her visit to the doctor?

5. Why does Oliver go to see his father?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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