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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 did Daniel say he fell in love with?

2. On pages 207-211, where did Daniel take Elisabeth?

3. What artist does Elisabeth think about when she goes for a walk after watching television with her mother?

4. When was the photo of Frank L. White taken that began to be used by Cream of Wheat for advertising in the 1920s?

5. When and Elisabeth was 13 and walking with Daniel without her mother's permission, how far did Daniel wish to walk?

Short Essay Questions

1. In March 1998, what does Elisabeth do with Daniel, and what do they discuss?

2. On pages 129-144, why is Elisabeth's mother more cheerful than usual?

3. On pages 145-148, who was Elisabeth's boyfriend whom she met at her graduation from college and what happened to that relationship?

4. On pages 195-199, who is Zoe?

5. On pages 181-193, what did Daniel's sister say about hope?

6. On pages 129-144, what happens when Elisabeth walks by the fence?

7. On pages 111-114, what does Elisabeth see when she goes to see Daniel?

8. How did Daniel comfort Elisabeth when she could not remember her father's face?

9. What was the advertising campaign for Cream of Wheat breakfast cereal from 1900 to the mid-1920s?

10. On pages 111-114, what does Elisabeth wonder about the care assistants at the care center where Daniel is staying?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are several dreams in the novel. Some Daniel dreams, and others Elisabeth dreams. What are some of these dreams? What do the dreams symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

Elisabeth has to deal with bureaucracy at the post office and a medical clinic. How do people at the post office and medical clinic use bureaucracy to be unhelpful? What is demonstrated about bureaucracy through Elisabeth’s experiences?

Essay Topic 3

Daniel remembers a letter his sister wrote when she was caring for their mother. Why did Hannah write about hope and about time? Why did she believe that they were both important and not to be wasted?

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