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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 is the name of the Chinese gentleman?

2. What is the name of Lily's instructor?

3. The AIC is comprised of ____ acres of land.

4. The women tell Lily that she needs to teach the children about ____.

5. What is the name of the oldest child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lily's plan for taking flying lessons? Who is her instructor?

2. What is Lily's plan in regards to getting married and starting a family? How does the plan play out?

3. Where do Jim and Lily move after Jim is hired by AIC?

4. What is the purpose for the contact between Adam and Lily? What is Adam's request?

5. Jim and Lily lose their house and land. The couple plans to move to California where they know jobs are still available. What causes the couple to stay in Arizona?

6. What are some of the children's activities at home?

7. What are some of Lily's luxuries when she and Jim move to Phoenix?

8. Describe Lily's summer jobs and at least one event that occurs at that time.

9. What causes Lily to spy on Jim? What occurs?

10. What is the next step in Lily's career?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Little Jim Smith. What is his personality? How is he affected by the moves from place to place? Examine Little Jim's behavior at boarding school. How does Little Jim feel about school? Is Lily surprised and/or dismayed when Little Jim drops out of college? What do you think Little Jim's parents thought when Little Jim became a police officer? Discuss the relationship between Little Jim and his parents.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Lily and Adam Casey. Who is the wildest? Who is the most grounded? How is Lily like her father? Does Lily realize that she also has flights of fancy? Does Adam approve of Lily's choices? Examine the relationship between father and daughter.

Essay Topic 3

Lily believed that she could teach virtually any child until she had Rosemary. Explain why you think Lily was unable to teach Rosemary. What was Jim's role in Rosemary's education? Why do you think Rosemary was so wild and contrary? In what areas did Rosemary excel?

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