View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Jimmy and Carol get a huge sum of money?
(a) They saved it.
(b) They won the Lottery.
(c) They inherited it.
(d) They won a lawsuit.

2. What did Adele really do with the money Ann sent her?
(a) Got new breast implants.
(b) Bought a fur coat.
(c) Traveled to Europe.
(d) Bought a station wagon.

3. What does Ann put in a cubbyhole in the Los Angeles apartment?
(a) Dolls.
(b) Books.
(c) Stuffed animals.
(d) A tin jewelry box.

4. Carol sent an application and was accepted into __________________.
(a) the Peace Corps.
(b) the WACS.
(c) the Olympic skating team.
(d) the WAVES.

5. Who does Carol marry?
(a) Paul.
(b) Philip.
(c) Gerard.
(d) David.

Short Answer Questions

1. Adele lives in a house owned by __________________.

2. There is a souvenir rock from __________________ that Benny kept in his room.

3. What does Adele do with the item in #132?

4. Who interrupts Ann and the boy in #141?

5. Where does Paul die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Adele's cottage like when Ann comes to visit?

2. What is Paul's mission during the war; why does he not complete the mission; and, what are his and Carol's plans for the future?

3. Describe the graciousness of Carol and Jimmy toward Jay Brozek after Benny's death.

4. How does the episode of the red shoes exhibit Adele's not being fit to parent?

5. What is the symbolism of the sparkly red shoes and Ann's hair being cut by a hooligan?

6. What was life like for Carol growing up?

7. Describe how Carol's life is much more dramatic in reality than Adele's theatrics.

8. What is the episode of the red shoes regarding Adele and Ann?

9. What does Ann begin to realize about her mother and how she compares herself to her family?

10. How does Ann's sexual relationship with Peter mirror her inappropriate behavior with young children?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,219 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample