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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 old was Indira when her family emigrated from the U.K.?

2. How often did Joy and her mother have an all-day shopping day?

3. How long would the Delaneys go every summer to a caravan park on the Central Coast?

4. What does Joy remember in Chapter 40 finding in Amy's room that she stole from her grandmother's house?

5. What colored shirt is Stan wearing when he walks off in Chapter 53?

Short Essay Questions

1. What can be seen on a video from Caro Azinovic's security camera?

2. What does Stan say when Christina says that he does not remember what he and Joy argued about on Valentine's Day?

3. Why did Savannah think she had a right to use Harry's signature?

4. What news does Troy share with his family on Father's Day?

5. What does Caro Azinovic remember about the first time she saw Joy when Caro moved to the neighborhood?

6. What conversation does Christina telll her boss about Stan's habit of walking out the door?

7. Why does Joy say that Stan killed Dennis Christos?

8. Why did Joy collapse on Father's Day?

9. What does Amy covet that her mother has?

10. What happened when Stan walked off the night Savannah left?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Joy is not content with her circumstances as Apples Never Fall opens. Why is Joy discontent?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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