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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. What time does Amy read a poem she wrote in Chapter 18?

2. In Chapter 17, what is the name of the woman who is getting highlights from Narelle?

3. How many signed tennis balls does Stan have in his tennis ball collection?

4. How many days after Joy went missing did Stan have his car washed and detailed?

5. What type of flowers does Amy bring for Father's Day?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What has Amy decided about full-time work?

3. What does Narelle, Joy's hairdresser, think she will do if Joy misses her next hair appointment?

4. Why did Joy put off telling Brooke about Savannah?

5. Who is Harry Haddad?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does Moriarity use imagery to help readers imagine the world she has created?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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