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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. When Teresa and Bert's children fly alone for the first time in Chapter 3, who refuses to wear the junior airman wings they are given?

2. What type of car does Fix have in the garage in Chapter 1?

3. When are Teresa and Bert's children allowed to fly alone?

4. In Chapter 1, how old is Bert's wife, Teresa?

5. In Chapter 3, how long does Holly say that their flight was delayed out of the gate because of traffic on the runway?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Cousins children feel about California?

2. How many times has Beverly been married and to whom?

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

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

5. How did Wallis die?

6. In Chapter 3, where does Beverly go when her house is full of children and she cannot even go to her bedroom?

7. How much time does Bert petition to spend with his children and how does he get what he wants?

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

9. What does a mutual friend tell Teresa is Bert's reason for moving back to Virginia with Beverly?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 4, readers discover who Franny is and what motivates her. How does the author develop Franny’s character—through implicit or explicit details—and how does the way that Franny is portrayed reveal her strengths, weaknesses, motivations, conflicts, and personality?

Essay Topic 2

Because of the divorce, the Cousins and Keating children spend most of their summers together. What type of relationship do the six children have, and why is Albie often on the outside when the older children do things together?

Essay Topic 3

After Teresa retires, she visits Holly at the meditation center in Switzerland. What does the meditation center mean to both of them, and what benefits do both women gain from the center?

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