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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 does Maggie crash into in the car?

2. Why is Serena angry?

3. How does he feel about his children?

4. Why does Serena feel uneasy?

5. What is obvious about Maggie and Ira?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ira feel about his granddaughter?

2. Was Jesse popular with women?

3. What kind of ambitions did Boris have?

4. Does Fiona's mother try to stop her from leaving with the Morans?

5. Why is the couple traveling out of town?

6. Why does Maggie want Leroy to live with them?

7. What ailed Ira's sisters?

8. Who does Maggie see as she arrives?

9. Why was Maggie so fond of Fiona?

10. Was Fiona's pregnancy difficult?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. The theme of control occurs repeatedly in this book. Describe a time where Maggie tries to control everything.

2. How does Maggie's character exemplify the need to control?

3. How does Ira's?

4. How does Ira pacify Maggie so that she will not control so much? How does Maggie do this for Ira?

Essay Topic 2

1. Describe Leroy. Is she the typical tomboy?

2. If so, define what a tomboy is.

3. How can Leroy connect with her grandmother?

4. Even though they do not live in the same area of the US?

Essay Topic 3

1. Why does Maggie feel such a strong connection to Fiona?

2. What does this say about Maggie's personality?

3. Why does she feel such an intense need to connect with Fiona and Leroy?

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