Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories Test | Final Test - Hard

Jean Shepherd
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 154 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories Test | Final Test - Hard

Jean Shepherd
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 154 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 does the Old Man react to the news that the narrator has asked Max Bigelow's daughter out on a date?

2. When the Spring Dance is announced, who does the narrator decide to invite?

3. What is the name of the new girl next door whom the narrator is smitten by?

4. The weekend before prom, what is the narrator's fate?

5. In what major way did Maxwell Bigelow help the community?

Short Essay Questions

1. What impression does the narrator make on Mr. Bigelow, Daphne's dad?

2. How does the narrator's date with Daphne end?

3. Describe the narrator's experience as he waits for Josephine to finish getting ready for their date.

4. How does the narrator get his fire chief hat back?

5. What are some of the items the narrator finds in the box of toys his mother sends him when he's an adult?

6. How does the narrator's date with Josephine end?

7. Describe the narrator's trip to Daphne's house.

8. When the narrator asks Daphne out on a date, and she agrees, what daydreams go through his mind?

9. Describe Daphne Bigelow, the girl of the narrator's dreams.

10. How does the narrator's prom night end?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

On their annual trip to Michigan, the narrator and his family encounter one obstacle after another. Despite their ups and downs, the family members are able to stay excited about their vacation. As an adult, the narrator says these vacations were very memorable. Explain why adversity in life creates memories, using examples from the book and from your own experience.

Essay Topic 2

The author creates colorful, larger than life characters who somehow appear very real. Explain how the author maintains a balance between fabricating fictitious, exaggerated characters and assigning attributes that make them seem like real people.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the narrator's expectations of his date with Josie and the reality of how the date turns out. What lessons does he learn through this experience? How does he behave after this date? What mistakes will he probably not make again?

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