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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 Will suggest that Carl wake up the passengers?

2. Who leaves the cafe to go across the road?

3. Where does Carl say he is going?

4. What did Bo or Virgil do that Will wants them to fix?

5. Who intervenes between Bo and Will to keep the peace?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Will tell Bo when he checks in with him?

2. What information does Cherie share about her family and her occupation?

3. How does Bo feel after Will leaves the cafe and what does he do?

4. What foods does Bo order?

5. What information does Will share with Grace and Elma about their prediction?

6. How do Elma and Dr. Lyman decide to get into the spirit of the night and what happens?

7. Why does Cherie get annoyed when Bo talks to her trying to tell her that he has a tender side?

8. How does Bo feel after hearing Cherie sing and how does she react?

9. What does Will come into the restaurant to tell everyone?

10. How does Bo feel after he apologizes to Cherie and what does Virgil do to try and help?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which of the characters in the novel seem to demonstrate a relationship with possibilities? What possibilities seem to exist with those characters you have identified? What changes occurred throughout the novel in these relationships?

Essay Topic 2

Which relationships end with new possibilities? Which relationships seem to be tied up tightly? Why do you think the author allows for some relationships to be tied and some to have new possibilities?

Essay Topic 3

Why do you believe Virgil chose not to go on with Bo and Cherie? Do you believe he made the right decision? Why or why not?

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