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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. How old was Teresa when she retired?

2. In Chapter 8, how old is Teresa when she decides to retire?

3. What was the name of Jeanette's grandmother's housekeeper?

4. In Chapter 5, where did Albie go to military school?

5. In Chapter 7, what does Franny remember was the nationality of Ariel's boyfriend that summer in Amagansett?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, why does Fix say that Leo's wife is the unsung hero in the relationship between him and Franny?

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

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

4. Why does Leo rent a house for the summer in Chapter 6?

5. Did Teresa date or marry after her divorce from Bert?

6. Who was Ernestine and what happened to her?

7. In Chapter 6, what is Caroline doing?

8. How did Holly end up living in Switzerland?

9. In what way is Leo and Franny's relationship doomed even before the house guests in Chapter 6?

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

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

At the end of the novel, Franny visits Bert. Why does Franny visit Bert, and what does her longing for home have to do with the visit?

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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