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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 6, where is the man who cleans the swimming pool from?

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

4. Where do Fix and Marjorie live in Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 6, what day of the week does the gardener come and tend the gardens at the house Leo rents for the summer?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Jeannette describe Albie in Chapter 5?

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

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

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

6. Why do Fix, Caroline, and Franny go to Teresa's house on Fix's birthday?

7. What children do Caroline and Franny have?

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

9. How does Teresa feel after her flight to Switzerland in Chapter 8?

10. Who was Ernestine and what happened to her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Beverly and Wallis are friends through marriage, divorce, and cross-country moves. What type of relationship do the women have and how does their relationship affect their lives?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The author does not tell the story chronologically. How does the author’s choice to use a non-linear structure influence the plot and how the story develops?

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