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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. Vinnie's research is comparing the Play-Rhymes of which two cultures?
2. Posy calls for playing a version of what party game?
3. What days does Mrs. Harris work?
4. Where does Vinnie prefer to do her work?
5. Vinnie Miner is a professor of what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Rosemary's acting abilities.
2. What is the overall impression of Mrs. Harris' work at the party in Chapter 6?
3. Why does Fred think the letter he finally receives from Roo in Chapter 6 is ill-timed?
4. What are the unfortunate similarities between Chuck and Vinnie?
5. What are Fred's concerns at the beginning of Chapter 6?
6. Describe the "best part of her life" that Vinnie is reminded of while watching the girls jump rope at the beginning of Chapter 5.
7. Why does Fred take the Underground for the first time?
8. Describe each character's actions after Jimbo's car drives up.
9. Why does Fred leave the Vogelers' angry in Chapter 2?
10. What does Edwin say has him concerned about Mrs. Harris at the party in Chapter 6?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the difference between plot and theme? Does theme affect plot? Does plot affect theme? List three examples of themes in Foreign Affairs and describe how they relate to the plot.
Essay Topic 2
Vinnie and Rosemary both deal with their lives having varying amounts of clutter. Compare and contrast the differences. What does Vinnie think will cause her life to become more cluttered? What ends up causing more clutter to Rosemary's life?
Essay Topic 3
Vinnie is furious that Chuck did not disclose his health condition with her. Had he told her, would Chuck have lived any differently? What would Vinnie have done had Chuck told her? Would this have made Chuck's life better? Would he have died anyway? What would have been accomplished by telling Vinnie he had a health condition?
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