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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. Where did Bert and Teresa go for their honeymoon?

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

3. During Alphie's freshman year in high school, what class did his friend Raul have last on Fridays?

4. What month is it in Chapter 5?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, what is Caroline doing?

3. What children do Caroline and Franny have?

4. How does Jeannette describe Albie in Chapter 5?

5. How did Bert and Teresa meet?

6. How did Holly end up living in Switzerland?

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

8. What does Holly do at the airport in Lucerne while she waits for her mother's flight to come from Paris?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

The novel is told from a third-person omniscient point of view. The stories that the narrator tells follow different characters. How does the point of view affect how the stories are told and what readers know about characters and events?

Essay Topic 3

Although characters can be motivated by others, most self-growth occurs when characters make their own decisions and become their own persons. How do Franny and Teresa grow when they learn to make their own decisions and to become their own persons?

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