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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. In Chapter 8, how long after Teresa's retirement party does she go to Switzerland?

2. In Chapter 8, where does Teresa tell Holly that Albie is living?

3. In Chapter 7, how many stepchildren does Franny have?

4. In Chapter 8, how long is Teresa's flight to Lucerne delayed?

5. What Indian tribe is rumored to be in the DNA on Jeanette's mother's side of the family?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did The Cousins children live after Cal died?

2. What is the car like that Holly drives to pick up her mother from the airport in Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 6, where does Leo rent a house for the summer, and what is the house like?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 7, where are Fix and his daughters driving and why?

5. What children do Caroline and Franny have?

6. How does Jeannette describe Albie in Chapter 5?

7. In Chapter 6, what is Caroline doing?

8. In Chapter 6, why does Leo struggle to make ends meet?

9. In Chapter 5, what does Holly tell her mother about Cal's death?

10. In Chapter 5, how does Fode know that Albie is Jeannette's brother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The way that events are remembered is affected by point and view and also by the way that characters recall events. How does the retelling of Cal’s death demonstrate how point of view and character recall affect the way that events are remembered? What other events also demonstrate how point of view and character recall affect memory?

Essay Topic 3

The author tells the stories with simple language. Characters who use simple language and who are less sophisticated seem to be portrayed by the author as more reliable. How does the way that the author uses simple language to portray characters make some characters seem more honest and trustworthy and others to seem to be dishonest and untrustworthy?

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