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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 old was Berenice when she married her first husband?

2. What did Jarvis send Frankie three months after she sent her initial gift?

3. Why did Frankie never enter into the the Blue Moon?

4. What is Frankie's birth month?

5. What does F. Jasmin wear on the Saturday before the wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the argument between the monkey man and the red-haired solider.

2. Describe Bernice.

3. How does F. Jasmin feel while on her date with the soldier? How is the soldier similar to Mr. Marlowe?

4. How does F. Jasmin end her last night with Berenice and John Henry?

5. How does time become Frankie's enemy in Part 3?

6. What are Frankie's plans for after her brother marries his bride-to-be and why does she make these plans?

7. What changes does the month of November bring for Frances, Berenice, and John Henry?

8. What brings the wedding feeling back to F. Jasmin on her way home?

9. Why is Frankie isolated by her female peers?

10. Describe the Blue Moon.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Frankie find her voice in the novel? Was her voice lost or did she rediscover it? How do you know this? Please use specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of the music, clocks, and Frankie's multiple name changes? Please use specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think the author chose to use a narrator to tell Frankie's story? Why did the author not use the first person narrative to portray her struggle to belong to a group? Please use specific examples from the book.

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