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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. Why does Catherine say that her music was in the newspaper?

2. What job did Catherine quit to write music?

3. Where does Catherine go to view the body of her father?

4. What is Catherine surprised to see when she gets to town?

5. How does Catherine's mother tell her that her relative was treated for depression?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Catherine decide she can't wear jeans to her father's funeral?

2. What happened to Catherine when she was a child and had the flu?

3. Why doesn't Catherine play very well when she is playing for Melnichuch and what is his response to her playing?

4. What did Catherine play for her mother and how did her mother react?

5. How does Catherine's father look when she sees him again?

6. How did the salt shaker get a crease in it?

7. What happens as Catherine plays a song she hasn't finished writing for Melnichuck?

8. What does the young priest who performed Catherine's father's ceremony ask her?

9. What excuse does Catherine offer on the walk home when her mother asks what is wrong?

10. What does Catherine notice as she enters the living quarters above the pub?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way can Catherine be viewed as he prodigal daughter? Do you think this is an accurate description of her? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What does Catherine focus on while she is in Ireland? Why do you think she focuses on this? Does this help or harm her? Why do you feel this way?

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Catherine tolerates Dave for so long? Why do you think she changed her mind? Do you agree with her decision? Why or why not?

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