4. What family members go to Sylvie's college graduation?
(a) Emeline and Cecelia.
(b) Julia and William.
(c) None of them.
(d) All but Rose.

5. How long have William and Julia been married, when he leaves?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 16 months.
(d) 3 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sessions are there for Charlie's wake?

2. How many rules did Dr. Naismith have when he invented basketball?

3. What time of day do William and Julia have their wedding?

4. How long before the wedding do Julia and William graduate from college?

5. How old was William's sister, Caroline, when she died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sylvie learn about Cecelia on Julia's wedding day?

2. What happens when Julia takes Rose to the airport?

3. How does William start missing classes?

4. What realization does Sylvie come to regarding her relationship with her mother?

5. Where does Sylvie sleep during the three-month gap between when she stops sleeping at William and Julia's apartment and when she got her own place?

6. How does Rose react when she learns Cecelia is pregnant?

7. What does William receive from his father when he is in the hospital recuperating from his knee injury in 1982?

8. What is the house and neighborhood like where the Padavano family lives?

9. After Charlie dies, what is the last conversation Sylvie remembers having with him?

10. Where does Sylvie work and what does she like about working there?

(see the answer keys)

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