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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. Fred's friends Debby and Joe are both what?

2. What simile does Vinnie use to describe England? Quiet English life is like. . .

3. Where has Chuck been doing research?

4. Who delivers William his bag at the boathouse at the end of Chapter 4?

5. For Chuck to visit his ancestral village, Vinnie advises him to travel by what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Fred leave the Vogelers' angry in Chapter 2?

2. How does Fred's mother react when her son tells her he plans to marry Roo?

3. Describe the game played in Chapter 4 of Posy's version of charades.

4. Explain Fred's issues with money, mentioned in Chapter 4.

5. Why does Vinnie think that a relationship between Fred and Rosemary can be nothing more than a fling?

6. After revealing she is American, what does Vinnie learn about Chuck?

7. What are the unfortunate similarities between Chuck and Vinnie?

8. Describe the problems caused by Fred's physique.

9. Why does Fred think the letter he finally receives from Roo in Chapter 6 is ill-timed?

10. Describe the man seated next to Vinnie on the plane.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Vinnie and Chuck don't have much in common at the onset of the novel, yet they end up falling in love.

Part 1) Compare and contrast Vinnie and Chuck when they meet.

Part 2) Compare and contrast Vinnie at the beginning of the novel with Vinnie at the end. Do the same for Chuck.

Part 3) Which character changed more throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 2

After observing girls jumping rope, a girl named Mary offers to tell Vinnie some rhymes the girls won't repeat in front of teachers for a fee. How is Mary like Vinnie in appearance? When Vinnie returns to her apartment she considers not using the rhymes she learned from Mary. Why does she not want to use them? Does she decide to use them? What is her motivation for the decision? How does this decision make her and Mary more similar?

Essay Topic 3

Posy's husband, Jimbo, knows she has a lover. He is OK with it so long as he never has to see the lover's face and his family life is not disrupted. How is this relationship more in line with Fred's impression of British open marriages? How does it differ from Fred's relationship with his wife?

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