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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. When did Joseph open the plant on Mediterranean Avenue?

2. How much does Joseph pay to rent a beach chair for a week?

3. Where did Isaac go when he left home?

4. How old was Esther when she met Joseph?

5. When did Isaac's parents move to Alliance?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Anna?

2. Why is Gussie staying with her grandparents for the summer?

3. What is the history behind Stuart's father's hotel?

4. Why does Isaac feel guilty about Hyram's early birth and death?

5. What does Gusslie like and not like about being in the shadow of Atlantic City's Steel Pier?

6. Where did Isaac go and what did he do when he left Alliance?

7. When did Isaac's parents arrive in Alliance, and why did they struggle there?

8. What has Fannie and Florence's relationship been like?

9. Who is Stuart?

10. Three days after Florence dies, who does Joseph realize need to know that she is gone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Anna’s parents are trapped in Germany. Why are Anna’s parents trapped in Germany? Why are they finding it difficult to be able to come to the U.S.?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 3

Analogies are used to compare an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar. How does the author use analogies in the book? How do analogies help readers understand unfamiliar ideas or understand events or characters?

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