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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The young man in #152 is a member of ____________________.
(a) the Nationalist party.
(b) the Nazi party.
(c) the Resistance.
(d) the British army.

2. Where is Adele living when Ann sees her again?
(a) California.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) Florida.

3. With whom does Carol fall in love while in Europe?
(a) Paul Morgenstern.
(b) Michel Vosberg.
(c) James Goldstein.
(d) Miller Bradshaw.

4. What does Carol finally allow Jimmy to do?
(a) Take a separate vacation.
(b) Sue the Brozeks.
(c) Build a deck on the house.
(d) Take golf lessons.

5. Chapter 16 tells Carol's story during ______________________.
(a) World War II.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) The Korean War.
(d) The Gulf War.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Carol eventually marry?

2. What were the orders of the man in #155 during the war?

3. Carol scatters Paul's ashes in a town in ________________.

4. In Chapter 14, Adele is waiting to marry ____________________.

5. How old was Carol when Adele was born?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was life like for Carol growing up?

3. How does Carol show depth of character in her life that Adele could not possibly understand?

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

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

6. What is the symbolism of the ants crawling on the carrot cake?

7. Who is Paul Morgenstern and what role does he play in Carol's life?

8. What does Ann do to allow her mother to live in a little cottage?

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

10. How does Carol and Jimmy's son, Benny, die?

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