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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. Where is Alice's roommate from her first year in college?

2. How many pages of family history has Sylvie written when she gives it to Izzy to read?

3. In December 1983, where does Kent's girlfriend's family live?

4. What color couch does William have in the dorm room he occupies after his suicide?

5. When does Sylvie tell Cecelia and Emeline that she is dying?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Julia think going to New York will solve or delay her problems?

2. How does Arash help William find a place after his suicide attempt?

3. How do Cecelia, Emeline, and Julia feel when they learn William tried to kill himself?

4. How does Emeline break the news that William and Sylvie are seeing one another?

5. What does William tell Sylvie about Bill Walton when she asks about him?

6. What does Rose say to Julia when she learns she is getting a divorce?

7. What schedule do Julia and Alice follow when Alice is five?

8. What position does William take in September 1989?

9. What health issues does Sylvie have in 2008?

10. What career does William decide to pursue, and how does he go about starting his new career?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

William and Julia grew up in very different types of families. How have the relationships that William and Julia had with their parents affected their character and the type of people they are?

Essay Topic 2

Alice grows up alone with Julia without extended family. Izzy grows up in a busy household and develops strong relationships with her aunts and their partners. How does the way that the women grow up affect the type of women they become?

Essay Topic 3

Alice starts growing in middle school and is soon taller than Julia. By the time she enters high school, she is six feet one inch tall. How does Alice accept herself and her height? Why do some people consider her brave for the way that she accepts herself?

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