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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 Sylvie sees Ernie again for the first time after her father's wake, what occupation does he have?
2. What was Sylvie's major in college before her father dies?
3. Where is Kent from?
4. What food does William make for Julia and her sisters when they get together to discuss their mother moving?
5. When is Julia's baby due?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Rose wear when she works in her garden?
2. After Charlie dies, what is the last conversation Sylvie remembers having with him?
3. 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?
4. In 1982, why does William have to quit playing basketball?
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 announcement does Rose make after Charlie's funeral?
7. What does William receive from his father when he is in the hospital recuperating from his knee injury in 1982?
8. After Sylvie has to drop out of college, how is she able to reenroll?
9. What realization does Sylvie come to regarding her relationship with her mother?
10. What thoughts does William have after he lets Julia read his book?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in Hello Beautiful when relating conversations? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner? How do idioms help readers understand people, emotions, events, or ideas?
Essay Topic 2
Alice and Julia have one another and very few other people. How would you describe the relationship between Julia and Alice? How does that relationship affect Alice and the influence the type of person she becomes?
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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