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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. When William first meets Julia's family, what poet does Charlie think William should know?

2. What color bandana is Cecelia wearing when she brings Izzy to the airport to meet her mother when Rose is moving?

3. What is Alice's middle name?

4. When Sylvie reads William's book, about how many typewritten pages is it?

5. How does the elderly history professor William knows die?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does William start missing classes?

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

4. What does Rose wear when she works in her garden?

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

6. What announcement does Rose make after Charlie's funeral?

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

8. Is William an only child?

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

10. What are meals like at the Padavano home, and what do they serve William when he comes to dinner for the first time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of Hello Beautiful? How does the way that the third-person narrator follows different characters influence what readers know about events and characters? How does having the narrator follow different characters help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 2

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Napolitano use more metaphors or similes in Hello Beautiful? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts and visualize scenes?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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