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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. Who supported Karen when the English girls were angry with her?

2. Who was the first person Karen saw upon returning to CAPA as a senior?

3. According to David on page 162, what had they not been as students?

4. What change does Karen recommend making to Martin's play?

5. How did Sarah's mother feel about Sarah's plan to visit Liam?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Karen's father help Karen prepare for Martin's play? What items does Karen get?

2. What information does Karen reveal about her relationship with Martin when she was a teenager?

3. How has David changed, both physically and emotionally, following his graduation from high school, as Karen explains on page 154?

4. According to Karen, what did she do following her graduation from high school? What did Sarah do?

5. What information does Karen learn from the article, as revealed on page 165-166?

6. What does Karen ask Sarah to do following their meeting after Sarah's book signing? How does Sarah respond?

7. How does Karen act around Martin, as revealed on page 197? How might her comments indicate her true feelings?

8. What is the subject matter of the play written by Martin?

9. What personal issue has Karen discussed in therapy, as revealed on page 181? What does she reveal to the reader about this aspect of her personality?

10. What is the "Brotherhood" Karen discusses on page 150? For what is this brotherhood responsible, in Karen's opinion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this novel all highlight the idea the past is never truly past. Choose three characters and explain how each illustrates this idea, using textual evidence to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

What is the role of the arts in the novel? How do the arts impact the novel’s characters, plot, and themes?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story through multiple perspectives. How does viewing the action through the eyes of three different individuals affect the story? How would the book be different if the story was told through a single perspective?

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