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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. What is Charity's father's profession?

2. Who does Sally talk to when Larry is working?

3. What year is it when the novel opens?

4. What does Charity hand out to the guests?

5. What major project is Charity working on for the family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the outcome of Sally's labor and delivery experience?

2. How does the evening of the party end for the Morgans and the Langs?

3. Describe how Charity is modeling her marriage and household off her mother's style.

4. What is Larry's first recollection of meeting Charity?

5. Even though he was relishing some time alone, how does Larry actually deal with so much time by himself?

6. Explain the level of apprehension that Larry and Sally feel before going to a party at Sid and Charity's house.

7. Explain how Sid and Sally seem to have similar character traits.

8. Describe how the author introduces the reader to Larry Morgan at the beginning of the novel?

9. What happens that gives Larry a bad premonition?

10. What housing do Larry and Sally find when they reach Wisconsin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Even though he had wanted some alone time to write, Larry finds himself miserable when Sally spends the summer in Vermont. Is this a classic case of "Be careful what you wish for?" Explain.

Essay Topic 2

It seems as if Charity has every privilege and advantage in life and encounters almost no challenges while Sally has to struggle in fundamental things like giving birth and walking. Why does the author characterize these two women in these ways? What points is he trying to make?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Larry describe the Langs and the Morgans as "two Adams and Eves?" What does he mean by that? Why does the author use this metaphor? Explain.

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