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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. Who is Karina?

2. What does Oli promise Ava?

3. What does Ava rent in South SF?

4. Who lives in Chicago?

5. What does Ava let Henri do for 2 hours?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Winnie have Ava start doing on her own?

2. Why does Ava hand Maria cash?

3. Who is Gabe?

4. What is Ava's relationship with her father like?

5. Who turns 90 in Chapter 13?

6. What does Oli try to teach Henri while Ava is away?

7. Who is moving to Chicago?

8. Why does Ava buy a crystal vase?

9. Who poops on Ava's carpet?

10. Who is Mandy Mak?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring how Oli's career impacts his marriage and family life. In what ways has it caused rifts? Use evidence from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the Ava's job with Winnie. What is her job, and what does she think of it? Are these thoughts mostly positive or negative? Use evidence from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the various settings of the book. Choose one particular setting and describe its significance to the characters and the story as a whole. Why is this setting important to the novel? Use examples from the text as support.

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