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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 type of trees are in the backyard of Fix's house in Chapter 1?

2. What color dress is Caroline wearing in Chapter 1?

3. What is Fix's middle name?

4. What is Caroline's score when she takes the LSAT?

5. In Chapter 4, how long has Fred worked the bar?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Teresa get a job after the divorce and how does she get the job?

2. Why does Franny want to know if Leon is staying at the hotel in Chapter 4?

3. When Bert's children arrive for the summer, what happens?

4. What is Franny doing when she sees Leon Posen in Chapter 4?

5. Why is Leon Posen staying in Iowa City in Chapter 4?

6. Who is the nurse who gets Fix's chemotherapy started and what does she look like?

7. What is the room like where Fix has his chemotherapy?

8. In Chapter 1, what is the scene in the kitchen after Fix greets Cousins and Fix goes to the kitchen?

9. Why has Fix always favored Caroline over Franny?

10. Why does Bonnie, Beverly's sister, approach Father Joe Mike during the party in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel is told from a third-person omniscient point of view. The stories that the narrator tells follow different characters. How does the point of view affect how the stories are told and what readers know about characters and events?

Essay Topic 2

The mood in the novel shifts as different stories are told. How does the author create mood in the novel and how does mood change from chapter to chapter? Does the book have an overall mood?

Essay Topic 3

Cal dies while Beverly and the children are staying with Bert’s parents. What affect does the death have on the family and how does the death affect the Keating and Cousins families even years afterwards?

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