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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. Beau discovered a message where?

2. Slip is where when the ladies arrive at her house to invite her out for a snowball fight?

3. Merit has taken a job working where?

4. What position does Julia have in the circus?

5. When they return home, Faith finds Beau doing what in his room?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the complete change in Audrey between the beginning of the book and the nineties.

2. Do you think that Faith handled Beau well, when Beau was crying in his room?

3. How does Fred's presence at the book club meeting affect Slip?

4. Was the accident that killed Faith's mother Faith's fault?

5. Julia and Kari don't speak for over a year. What finally causes them to reconcile?

6. How does Faith initially react to hearing that Beau is gay and that Shelby is a man?

7. What is Audrey's attitude about her divorce?

8. Why does the book club plan to reunite Audrey and Slip eventually succeed and how?

9. Describe the changes in Fred in this section of the book.

10. What is the difference between Mr. Paradise and Eric, Merit's ex-husband?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is a main theme of the book.

Part 1. List three examples of times when the women relied on their friendship with each other in the book.

Part 2. List five qualities that make a good friend.

Part 3. Describe which of the book club members you think was the best friend to the others and why. Use examples from the book to back up your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Kari takes some heat when she adopts Julia because Julia is of mixed race. Using at least three hundred words, describe your thoughts about Julia's race and about race in general. For example, do you feel that any race is inferior to any other race? Why or why not? Also, how would you handle the harassment from others, if you were Julia or Kari?

Essay Topic 3

In the story, Kari adopts her nieces baby. Using several examples from various points in the story, discuss the impact the adoption of Julia has on Kari and her family, as the story progresses. Also, write a short description of how you would have handled Julia's adoption, if you were Kari.

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