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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. How long after Joy's father left her and her mother did he die?

2. In Chapter 8, how long has Joy had the same hairdresser?

3. How old was Stan when he saw his father throw his mother across the room?

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

5. In Chapter 7, on what occasion did Brooke's patient rupture her anterior ligament?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Christina tell Amy her father did with the car the day after her mother went missing?

2. What do Christina and Ethan see when they pull into the driveway of the Delaney home?

3. Where and when is a bicycle found in the Prologue?

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

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

6. When did the Delaney siblings first entertain the idea that their father might be elderly?

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

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

9. Why did Joy make plans to leave Stan after Brooke graduated from high school and then change her mind?

10. How did Joy start playing tennis?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Brooke has had migraines since she was a child. What conflict does Brooke have with her mother because of them and why?

Essay Topic 2

The way that Savannah’s family treated her has affected her outlook on life. How has Savannah’s past affected her present and her future?

Essay Topic 3

In media res is the technique of beginning a story with a pivotal point or a situation that is the end to a series of events. Where does Moriarity begin the story? How does she plunge into the story without an explanation? How does beginning the story in the middle of the action affect the plot and affect readers?

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