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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. What does Marisol do for a living in Chapter 6?

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

4. In Chapter 7, how many years has it been since Leo died?

5. In Chapter 7, who does Franny remember called her when Leo died?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Holly end up living in Switzerland?

2. How did Bert and Teresa meet?

3. In Chapter 6, what is Caroline doing?

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

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

6. Who was Ernestine and what happened to her?

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

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

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

10. In Chapter 8, what are Teresa's reasons for retiring?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Blame for the divorce is placed upon certain characters depending upon who is contemplating the divorce and how it occurred. Who does Fix blame for the divorce and why?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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