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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. How old does Marilyn think Louisa is?

2. What did Nath want for his 14th birthday?

3. Where did Lydia practice driving?

4. How does Nath think they will treat his and Jack's wounds when they get home?

5. In 1976, what did Nath get for Christmas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did James give Lydia for her birthday, and how did he decide what to give her?

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

3. Where did Lydia spend her afternoons in Chapter 9?

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

5. Why did Nath view college as a jumping off point?

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

7. What were some stories that Marilyn read in the paper the morning Nath left for Harvard?

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

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

10. How did Lydia think that Nath looked in his new paisley shirt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nath believes that Jack might be responsible for Jack's death. What relationship did Jack have with Lydia, and why does Nath believe that because of that relationship Jack may be responsible for Lydia's death?

Essay Topic 2

Marilyn returns home after many weeks. How did Marilyn feel about being gone from her family while she was gone and why did she finally return?

Essay Topic 3

Lydia's parents had no idea what Lydia's life was really like. What did Marilyn and James imagine that Lydia's life was like and why was it so different from they envisioned?

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