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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. What does Chuck spill on Vinnie in Chapter 7?

2. Who takes a taxi from Daphne's party with Vinnie in Chapter 9?

3. According to Chuck, Vinnie makes the women in Tulsa look like what?

4. What does Fred see on the pavement that makes him think of Roo?

5. Who is Roo's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Fred find at Rosemary's house when he arrives in Chapter 10?

2. What does Vinnie share with Chuck about Zimmern at the beginning of Chapter 7?

3. How is Barbie Mumpson like her father?

4. Why does Fred go to Holland Park in Chapter 8?

5. How does Vinnie try to change Chuck's appearance in Chapter 9?

6. Describe the symbolism Fred takes from the postcard he finds from Roberto Frank.

7. Describe the thoughts Fred has in bed at the end of Chapter 10 and the ultimate realization he makes.

8. Describe the events in the kitchen that ultimately lead up to Chuck and Vinnie making love.

9. At the end of Chapter 11, why has Fred never in his life felt worse about himself?

10. Describe Vinnie's thoughts at the professional symposium she attends at the beginning of Chapter 11.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After making love to Chuck, Vinnie doesn't want her friends to find out. Why would Vinnie become intimate with someone and then want to keep it a secret? What is the worst that could happen if someone found out what they had done? Does Vinnie's desire to keep their relationship secret stem from Chuck's physical appearance or his personality? What does Vinnie try to change about Chuck?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the events that lead up to Vinnie acquiring a new rain coat. Begin with the lunch Chuck has with Vinnie and end with Vinnie watching polar bears at the London Zoo while wearing her new rain coat.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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