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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 many years has Isaac been repaying a loan to Joseph in "Joseph"?

2. In "Esther," how long has it been since Gussie has seen her mother when Esther takes her?

3. How much does Anna pay for an emerald-green bathing suit in "Anna"?

4. In "Fannie," how often do the nurses take Fannie's blood pressure?

5. How many days was the ocean liner that Florence was to take supposed to take to cross the ocean?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Fannie get upset after finding a note written by Bette in "Fannie"?

2. How does Burgess, Florence's coach, respond when Stuart contact him about Florence's death, and why is Stuart surprised at his response?

3. In "Esther," what does Gussie bring her mother when she visits her in the hospital?

4. What does Joseph think and say about Isaac's investment scheme?

5. What news does Anna receive in a letter from her mother in "Anna"?

6. What does Stuart tell Anna about his feelings about Florence?

7. Where do Gussie and Anna see her ftaher when they go to the Pier in "Gussie"?

8. In "Fannie," what does Fannie think of Isacc's visits to the hospital?

9. Why does Vic Barnes decline to invest in Florida land?

10. In "Anna," who does Anna have brekafast with and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joseph rents a beach chair and takes it to his office. Why does Joseph rent a beach chair and take it to his office? What does the chair symbolize to Joseph?

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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