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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. In Chapter 7 of Early and Late, what theater did Fred Astaire dance with his sister when he was in London?

2. In Early Days, Part 1, Chapter 10, what news did Tracey tell the narrator and her father?

3. In Intermission Part 3, Chapter 1, how many miles does Aimee do?

4. In Intermission, Part 3, Chapter 1, how old is Aimee's daughter Kara?

5. In Early Days, Part 1, Chapter 4, what music was played during ballet class?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Intermission, Chapter 2, how did Aimee have an unusual attitude to time?

2. In Early Days, Chapter 1, how did the narrator meet Tracey and how did she describe Tracey?

3. In Part 2, Chapter 2 of Early and Late, what did the narrator say about her boss?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 6 of Early and Late, what was revealed about Tracey's father?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 5 of Early and Late, why did the narrator not want children?

6. At the end of Intermission, Chapter 2, what did Aimee ask the narrator?

7. In Early Days, Chapter 11, what battle did Tracey win with her teacher?

8. In Early and Late, Part 2, Chapter 1, What was the sleeve of the single like that the narrator and Tracey bought for a birthday present?

9. In Intermission, Chapter 4, who was Miriam?

10. In Part 2, Chapter 4 of Early and Late, what did the narrator dream about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrator intended to do something about Tracey’s children at the end of the novel. Why did she intend to do something about Tracey’s children? What did she see Tracey doing with her children? What did seeing the family dancing make the narrator realize? How did that scene affect the narrator and her plans?

Essay Topic 2

The narrator did not find college to be the experience she had expected. What had the narrator expected from a college experience? How did she struggle with the options she had available? Why did she feel guilty about attending college because of her upbringing?

Essay Topic 3

When money was stolen from Miss Isabel’s dance school, Tracey was immediately a suspect. Why was Tracey a suspect, but the narrator was not? How did class and family differences determine who was a suspect and who was not?

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