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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. After the divorce, where does Teresa get a job?

2. In Chapter 3, how much time do Caroline and Franny spend in California during the summer?

3. How much time does Teresa ask to have the children for summers as a part of the divorce decree?

4. Where does Fix's brother Tom and his family live in Chapter 1?

5. In Chapter 3, what is the name of Franny's cat?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Cousins decide to attend the christening party in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 2 what did Beverly ask Fix to do once for Albie and how did Fix help?

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

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

8. How do the Cousins children feel about California?

9. What is Leon's problem with Iowa City?

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

Throughout the years, the Keating and Cousins families have bonded and in some ways they are like an extended family. How has the divorce bonded the two families together, and in what ways are they one big extended family as the years pass?

Essay Topic 2

The novel is a collection of stories about members of the Keating and Cousins families. What is revealed about ownership of stories in the novel, and how does the concept of ownership of stories affect the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Staying at Amagansett puts a strain on the relationship between Leo and Franny. What factors caused the relationship between the two to fail, and how much of the damage was caused by being at Amagansett?

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