Hard Laughter Test | Final Test - Hard

Anne Lamott
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 112 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Hard Laughter Test | Final Test - Hard

Anne Lamott
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 112 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. The woman gets rid of the item from #131 when she realized she would nor recover from ____________ the child who found it.

2. Who shows up for Thanksgiving and walks with Jen to Wallace's house?

3. What is on the face of the creature that is following Jen in her scary dream?

4. What is the name which Jen uses to describe the tumor as well as the other irritations in her life at the time?

5. What are Randy and Jen drinking when they are at Wallace's house cleaning and getting ready for his arrival?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jen tell Randy about their Uncle Colin when they are drinking and cleaning together?

2. What is the most noticeable difference in Wallace when he is home and healing from his surgery?

3. What happens when Jen gets a phone call later in the day, inviting her to come to a party with others?

4. One morning, about a month after Wallace's surgery, what is the first thought in Jen's mind when she wakes up?

5. Why is Jen hurt by Kathleen's actions, even though Kathleen still doesn't want to change her plans for the night?

6. What is the worry that Jen has about being at parties, and what a person might ask her when she is there?

7. What does Jen think about the idea of scars on a person's face?

8. What does Jen decide that she needs to do in order to have more money in her life?

9. Why doesn't Randy go to see his dad when his dad is finally being released from the hospital?

10. What is the agreement that Jen makes with Megan before they go to see Megan's great aunt Honey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jen's kind of boyfriend Eric turns out to be a person who does not want to support her in her time of need.

Part 1: Why do you think a person stays in a relationship that is not supportive?

Part 2: Do you think Jen should have stayed with Eric for as long as she did?

Part 3: How might you react if a loved one didn't support you during a trying time?

Essay Topic 2

Jen doesn't tell Eric about the brain tumor because she thinks it might make him feel obligated to stay.

Part 1: Do you think Jen should have told Eric what was happening?

Part 2: How do you think Eric would have reacted to this news?

Part 3: Why do you think Eric was a person Jen didn't want to tell?

Essay Topic 3

Wallace pretends to feel bad about the death of the cat, for Jen's benefit.

Part 1: Why do you think Wallace doesn't feel bad about the cat?

Part 2: How do you think Jen would feel if no one was sympathetic about the death?

Part 3: Do you think the cat's death reminds Jen about her father's mortality? Why?

(see the answer keys)

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