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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 day was Lydia's birthday?

2. What color was Stacey Sherwin's hair?

3. What does Hannah show James when he gets home in Chapter 12?

4. Where does Nath always remember to duck at home?

5. In Chapter 7 during Christmas break, how many days does Marilyn spend going over physics with Lydia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Hannah experience the afternoon James was gone?

2. Why did James always teach summer classes?

3. How easy did Nath think it would be to free himself of his family?

4. What future did Marilyn see for Lydia?

5. How did the family change as a decade passed after Marilyn left and returned?

6. How did Nath usually get new clothes?

7. What will the family remember about their last evening in the years to come?

8. How does James try to forget that Lydia is dead?

9. What was the cake like that Marilyn baked for Lydia's birthday?

10. What did James tell Lydia was the most important thing to remember?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

James and Marilyn marry. What were each of them looking for and why did their desires put a stress on the marriage?

Essay Topic 2

Lydia purposefully pursued Jack. Why did Lydia pursue Jack and how did he help her cope with some of the issues she was facing?

Essay Topic 3

Marilyn did not approve of her mother's choices in life. Why didn't Marilyn approve of her mother's choices in life and how did her disapproval of those choices affect the choices that Marilyn made in her own life?

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