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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 does Stella do after making Lily feel bad?

2. What medical problem does Stella develop?

3. In the opening of Chapter 8, who is released from the hospital?

4. What does Stella say frightens her?

5. What part was Stella given in the new production?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Stella feel after upsetting Lily and what does she do about it?

2. Where does O'Hara stay while in Liverpool?

3. What does Stella say that she does to practice for bad situations?

4. What is happening with Richard during the rehearsals in Chapter 7 for the third play of the book?

5. What has happened since Hilary received Meredith's telegram?

6. What is going on with Stella's health in Chapter 7?

7. Who is not feeling festive with Christmas approaching and why?

8. How does Geoffrey feel about Stella by Chapter 6?

9. What does Richard think about the situation with Dawn?

10. What are the two questions that Lily asks Stella, which leads to Stella telling her to shut up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tell the series of events that Stella's lie to Dawn sets in motion. End with how it leads to the entrance of O'Hara.

Essay Topic 2

How does the author foreshadow Stella's phone call at the end of the book? Include how it is set up and ultimately how it ends.

Essay Topic 3

Describe what O'Hara's need to stay in his old room symbolizes. How does almost everything having to do with O'Hara involve the theme that history has a nasty habit of repeating itself.

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