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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 5, where did Albie go to military school?

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

3. In Chapter 6, how many years older is Leo than Franny?

4. In Chapter 5, how many years ago did Albie disappear?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Franny's mother tell her to make for dinner in Chapter 6?

2. How did Fix and Marjorie get their house in Santa Monica?

3. How did Bert and Teresa meet?

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

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

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

7. What children do Caroline and Franny have?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Fix had a partner by the name of Lomer. Even when he is old and dealing with cancer, Fix has fond memories of Lomer and their relationship. What type of relationship did Fix and Lomer have and why is Fix affected by the relationship so many years later?

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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