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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. Where was Logan offered a tennis scholarship?

2. How far is the coast from where the Delaney siblings are in Chapter 1?

3. What does Joy always do when one of her children calls?

4. In Chapter 16, how many stitches does Troy remember he got for the scar he has on his forearm?

5. In Chapter 14, where does a journalist ask Stan if he killed his wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Brooke driving on Father's Day, and what problems does she have with it?

2. What has Joy found to be the way to deal with Amy?

3. What did Christina learn when she and Ethan interviewed Stan?

4. What conversation are the Delaney siblings having about their mother in Chapter 1?

5. Who is Harry Haddad?

6. How does Savannah end up at Joy and Stan's house?

7. What does Barb do to bring in extra cash and why?

8. Why did the topic of Christina's cynicism come up with Nico?

9. What does Stan collect, and how does Joy feel about the collection?

10. Why was Joy and Stan's trip to Wimbledon a disappointment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Brooke believes her relationship with Grant has been an equal partnership. Why does Ines, Brooke’s friend, believe that Brooke is deluded about her relationship with Grant?

Essay Topic 2

The Delaney siblings begin to consider whether their parents are elderly. When do the Delaney siblings first begin to consider that their parents might be elderly? Why do they struggle with the idea that their parents might be elderly?

Essay Topic 3

Joy and Stan have been married for nearly 50 years. How have they fallen in and out of love during the course of their marriage? Why do they stay together in spite of the challenges of their marriage?

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