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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. In what class does William meet Julia?

2. How old is Alice when William leaves Julia?

3. How long did Sylvie skip her math and chemistry classes when she was in high school?

4. Which of the Padavano sisters is the best babysitter?

5. Where did William's family move after his sister died?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does William do when Julia finds out he has been missing classes?

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

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

5. What does Julia realize about the way she convinced William to go to graduate school?

6. What conversation do William and Sylvie have outside William and Julia's apartment one night, and why does it feel dangerous later?

7. What thoughts does William have after he lets Julia read his book?

8. What is said about Charlie during his wake?

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

10. After Sylvie has to drop out of college, how is she able to reenroll?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sylvie feels that her mother does not like her as much as she likes her siblings. How would you describe the relationship between Sylvie and her mother? Why are Sylvie and her mother not close?

Essay Topic 2

William has never been close to his parents. It seems as though they are not interested in him or being with him. How has William’s upbringing affected his life and caused him to feel insecure?

Essay Topic 3

William learns about pain from the basketball players he interviews. What does William learn about pain from these interviews, and how does that knowledge develop empathy in him?

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