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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 6, what day of the week does the gardener come and tend the gardens at the house Leo rents for the summer?
2. In Chapter 8, what was the temperature when Teresa left Los Angeles and flew to Switzerland?
3. In Chapter 6, how long have Leo and Franny been in a relationship?
4. In Chapter 6, where is the man who cleans the swimming pool from?
5. At Torrance High School, what color were the drapes in the art room?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Bert and Teresa meet?
2. Where did The Cousins children live after Cal died?
3. Why do Fix, Caroline, and Franny go to Teresa's house on Fix's birthday?
4. What children do Caroline and Franny have?
5. How does Teresa feel after her flight to Switzerland in Chapter 8?
6. What does Franny's mother tell her to make for dinner in Chapter 6?
7. How does Jeannette describe Albie in Chapter 5?
8. In Chapter 6, why does Leo struggle to make ends meet?
9. How did Holly end up living in Switzerland?
10. What is the car like that Holly drives to pick up her mother from the airport in Chapter 8?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 1, in many ways, Bert is the opposite of Fix. The way that the author portrays the two characters makes Bert a character foil to Fix. How does the author make Bert a foil to Fix and how does that characterization advance the plot?
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 1, the author uses imagery, rather than description, to create her characters and the world they live in. How is imagery used in Chapter 1 to develop characters, events, and the setting?
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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