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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 does Eden say about Andrew's father at the end of Chapter 3?

2. How does Eden tell the time?

3. What is the name of Andrew's secretary?

4. Where did Andrew work the summer before he left for college?

5. Where does Andrew see scars on Eden's face?

Short Essay Questions

1. What bothers Chief DeSalvo about the Close case?

2. How did Andy handle Eden's advances while they were at the pond when he was eighteen?

3. What was Andy's opinion about stealing when Eden took jewelry from Woolworth's?

4. Describe the relationship between Andrew and Martha.

5. What was Edith's reaction to the baby left at her house?

6. What is Edith's reaction when Andrew knocks on her door and wants to visit Eden?

7. What did Andrew observe about Eden when she was carried out on a stretcher the night her father was killed?

8. In what way was Andy confused by Eden's change in behavior on the first day of school when he was a senior?

9. What does Andrew say when his secretary calls and asks when he will be back at work?

10. How did Andy find out that Eden and Sean were a couple?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Eden effectively transform herself into a tomboy so that she could join Andrew's circle of friends? What impressed Andrew, Sean and T.J. about Eden's inventiveness and stoicism? Provide textual examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Andrew and T.J's relationship. Why does Andrew feel awkward with T.J. when he sees him after his mother's funeral? How does the relationship become easier by the end of the novel? Quote the book to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

What important information does Andrew learn about his mother and father when he returns home? What particular personal items make him more aware of his parents' inner lives? How does this knowledge affect him? Quote the book to support your discussion.

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