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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 14, what does Tom want to show Anna?

2. In Chapter 13, how old is Anna's mother?

3. What type of festival does Magnus and his band play in at the end of Chapter 24?

4. How much older is Magnus than Anna?

5. What is the name of Anna's mother's older sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Magnus call Anna in Chapter 21?

2. In Chapter 23, what does Tom tell Anna in his letter to her?

3. How did Tom's father die?

4. In Chapter 26, why does Tom send Anna away?

5. Why is Greg in trouble in Chapter 15?

6. What does Magnus tell Anna about the house he and her mother live in?

7. What does Anna learn about her father and his family in Chapter 17?

8. What does Collette say about Anna going to Lost Cay in Chapter 14?

9. In Chapter 21, what work has Anna been offered?

10. In Chapter 18, who does Anna find at Tom's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Anna and Kirsty experience being pregnant and unmarried. How are the choices that Anna and Kirsty make different? What influences each of them to make the choices that they make?

Essay Topic 2

Anna has never felt close to her mother. How and why does Anna’s relationship with her mother change?

Essay Topic 3

Anna feels old at 49. How does Anna feel about age and aging at the beginning of the novel? How and why does the way that she feels about aging change in the book?

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