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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. Who is Hollis's adopted nephew?

2. Where did people take Hank for meals when he lived with Alan?

3. What does Hollis have for dinner in Chapter 9?

4. Who says, "the definition of a break is a rupture"?

5. Who says, "a figment of our imagination" in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What relationship does March have with Richard, the man who will be her husband, when she is younger.

2. How and why is Alan intent on killing himself?

3. What does Harriet want to gossip about with Louise, and how does Louise respond?

4. After the death of Henry Murray, what jobs does Hollis take and why?

5. What subject have March and Susie been dancing around, but which they actually discuss in Chapter 10? Why have they been avoiding it? Who else knows about this secret with March and Susie knowing?

6. What kind of information does Susie know as a reporter for the local newspaper?

7. What types of items of Judith's has March located and what has she decided to do with them?

8. What do March and Susie have for their dinner out in Chapter 10?

9. In Chapter 9, why is Susie trying to convince March to return home to California.

10. In Chapter 7, Gwen questions why she would want to go back to California. Why does she do this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe March's and Alan's relationship as adults.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 12, Hollis points out how Judith wore the emerald ring as a wedding ring. March later switches the emerald to her left hand. Discuss the symbolism of the emerald ring in "Here on Earth."

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 5, the comment is made that "with Hollis it was all or nothing." Explain this. Is it a true comment? If so, give examples.

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