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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 does Leo keep an apartment in Chapter 6 so Franny can go back and work?

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

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

4. What type of car did Bert's parents give him when he graduated from college?

5. Where did Holly work before she moved to Switzerland?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who was Ernestine and what happened to her?

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

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

7. How does Jeannette describe Albie in Chapter 5?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Albie shows up at Jeanette’s apartment unexpectedly, and he is invited to stay until he can get settled. How would you describe the relationship between Albie and each member of Jeanette’s family, including the babysitter? With whom does Albie have the most in common and why?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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