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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. Where does Neil wait for Brenda while she is at the doctor's office?

2. What does Brenda do the first morning Neil is in the house?

3. How does the reader know that Ron is a bit of a slob?

4. What indicates that Brenda does not particularly like Harriet?

5. What near mishap occurs with Ron one morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the cause of the commotion downstairs as Neil is unpacking in the guest room?

2. What is odd about Neil's and Brenda's love making after she gets the diaphragm?

3. Describe the strange scene when Ron invites Neil into his room to hear his recording.

4. What is making Mr. Patimkin sad about bringing Ron into the family business?

5. What is Neil's mood the fall after Brenda returns to school?

6. How does Brenda suggest she make an athlete out of Neil?

7. As Neil and Brenda talk, what changes in the way they describe their relationship?

8. What is strange about Mr. Patimkin's behavior at the wedding reception?

9. What is the situation behind the argument over the diaphragm?

10. How does Neil get his hopes up only to be dashed again?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a paper pointing out the similarities and differences between Mrs. Patimkin and Aunt Gladys. Specifically, show how their attitudes are similar though from a different point on the social scale.

Essay Topic 2

Write a short, short story about Ron and Harriet after the wedding. Use you imagination and what you know about them from the novel to predict how stable their marriage might be and what happens to them later.

Essay Topic 3

Write a paper on whether you think Brenda was simply toying with Neil or whether she really was in love but could not face the problems their relationship would involve.

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