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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 was very important to Serena?

2. Where do they crash?

3. Over what period of time does the story take place?

4. Why was Boris upset with Maggie?

5. Who does Maggie hear on the radio?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of person is Ira?

2. Does Ira love his children?

3. What causes Maggie to crash the car? What does Maggie want in her life?

4. Why is Maggie so happy at the end of this section?

5. Does Maggie join in on the signing?

6. What kept Ira from going to medical school ?

7. What does Maggie always wear?

8. What does Maggie think is not appropriate?

9. Where does Serena find Ira and Maggie?

10. Why did Fiona want to visit in the first place?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Fiona and Jesse and then describe:

1. Do you think the marriage between the two would ever work, even if Jesse had been available?

2. How would Jesse have needed to change to love Fiona correctly?

3. What would Fiona have needed to accept about Jesse to make him love her?

Essay Topic 2

1. Where does the book take place? Name the settings.

2. What significant event happens at each setting?

3. Describe and explain the events of the story.

Essay Topic 3

1. Much of the book is based on reliving memories between the characters. How do memories affect our actions?

2. Where do you record your memories?

3. How do you keep them alive?

4. How do we keep memories alive in our greater culture?

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