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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. Why does Margaret run out of the classroom when she is talking to Mr. Benedict?

2. What foods are served at the party?

3. What announcement do Margaret's grandparents make?

4. Who does Mrs. Simon receive a letter from in Chapter 20?

5. What does Philip Leroy blow on the ceiling at Norman's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Margaret know the invitation is not from a friend from New York or camp?

2. Why does Grandma Sylvia tell Margaret to disobey her mother by taking off her boots at Lincoln Center?

3. Why does Nancy think she will get her period next?

4. What does Margaret discover about Nancy in the Steak Place restroom?

5. Is Barbara Simon glad her parents are coming, as Margaret suggests?

6. Why does Margaret hate Laura Danker?

7. Why does Margaret think Mr. Benedict is sneaky?

8. What are the reasons Mrs. Simon's parents give for visiting?

9. Why might Margaret only feel God when she is alone?

10. Why does Margaret start thinking Norman Fishbein may not be such a drip?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Sylvia cause conflict in the novel? What is her motivation for being involved in Margaret's life? How does her role change by the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

If Margaret's parents did not teach her about religion, where did her image of God come from? How does she know about God? Why does she communicate with God?

Essay Topic 3

How does Barbara Simon's relationship with her parents influence the way she raises her daughter? What factors lead to Barbara's beliefs about religion? What factors lead to her decision to contact her parents after 14 years?

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