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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. How many sessions are there for Charlie's wake?
2. How long does the call last when William calls home and tells his parents he is engaged to Julia?
3. What family members go to Sylvie's college graduation?
4. How much do William's parents send as a wedding/graduation gift?
5. What year does William's book about basketball begin?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Sylvie learn about Cecelia on Julia's wedding day?
2. How does William begin playing basketball?
3. After Charlie dies, what is the last conversation Sylvie remembers having with him?
4. 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?
5. What are meals like at the Padavano home, and what do they serve William when he comes to dinner for the first time?
6. What does William do when Julia finds out he has been missing classes?
7. What thoughts does William have after he lets Julia read his book?
8. Why does William not want to move into a larger apartment before the baby is born?
9. What does Julia realize about the way she convinced William to go to graduate school?
10. What is said about Charlie during his wake?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A character arc is the inner journey of a character in a book. What is William’s character arc, and what situations influence his growth and transformation?
Essay Topic 2
In Hello Beautiful, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
Essay Topic 3
An analogy is the comparison of an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar or to help readers understand characters, events, or concepts. What are some analogies Napolitano uses in Hello Beautiful? How do these analogies help readers comprehend characters, events or concepts?
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