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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. Who does she think of to balance her thoughts of the hurtful people in her life?

2. How does Walter respond when Alice asks him to move out of her brownstone?

3. How does Alice say that Nonna described Mother?

4. What does Alice do with some of her inheritance?

5. Why is Mother's appearance changed when Alice goes to visit her after Nonna's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the role of poetry in Alice's life.

2. Describe the life that Alice creates for herself in New York.

3. Is Alice happy at the end of the story?

4. Explain why Alice finds herself in a lawyer's office when she is 30-years-old.

5. What is Alice's Florida when she is in high school?

6. Does Alice love Uncle Billy and Aunt Frances?

7. Is Mother's interpretation of father's death believable?

8. Describe Alice's coping mechanism for dealing with hurtful memories of people in her past.

9. Was living with Uncle Billy and Aunt Frances good for Alice?

10. Describe Alice's Walter.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the Fivey family legacy? What legacy does Father leave to Alice? To what degree does each character choose to accept or reject the legacy they are given?

Essay Topic 2

Consider the role of creativity, art and literature in Florida.

1)Compare and contrast the way that Father, Alice and Mr. Early use literature in their lives.

2) Do Mother's artistic talents contribute in any meaningful ways to the lives of anyone in the story?

3) How does Alice use her own literary talents in a meaningful way?

Essay Topic 3

To what degree is Alice's life, personality and destiny shaped by her parents? Analyze the effects of nature, nurture, being a victim, and making choices in Alice's life.

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