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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. What magazine did Lou Ann's boss move to?

2. Who was Uncle Garnel's wife?

3. Who was Lou Ann trying to write about in her article?

4. What was Lou Ann's mom president of?

5. Who was attempting to buy the magazine that Lou Ann worked at?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Lou Ann feel guilty?

2. What was Lou Ann's third job while she lived in New York?

3. What was the Nasty Homicides gang?

4. What was Lou Ann's second job while she lived in New York?

5. Where did Lou Ann go after graduating from Harvard?

6. Why was it so important to Lou Ann that her father join the Masons?

7. What made Lou Ann decide to quit interpreting?

8. How did Lou Ann feel when she received a letter at college from her Aunt Imogene?

9. What was the money situation like when Lou Ann was a child?

10. How did Lou Ann feel about the work she had to do at Harvard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss what the phrase "vanilla fires" meant to Lou Ann. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Lou Ann's respect for her parents deepened as she grew older, using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Compare the relationship between Lou Ann's maternal grandparents and their daughter to the relationship between Lou Ann's paternal grandparents and their son.

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