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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. At the beginning of Chapter 10, what is the name of the housepainter Vera remembers?

2. What does Alec pay his grandson to do in Chapter 7?

3. In Chapter 3, how long has Alec owned Collier's Auto?

4. How old was Earl when Vera joined the army?

5. How does Alec keep busy while he waits for Vera and Daniel to arrive?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and where did Bob the housepainter propose to Vera, and how did he respond?

2. What arrangements are made for Vera and her son?

3. What does Daniel like to do every night after supper in Chapter 7?

4. What was Alec's first job, and how did he get it?

5. Who cleans up for Alec and why?

6. What caused Vera to hate her father?

7. What did Vera do when she and some of her army companions went to visit New York City?

8. How did Martha die?

9. In Chapter 8, why did Vera quit writing Earl?

10. Who are Vera and Daniel's fellow passengers on the bus in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Vera marries a Jewish tailor. How do Vera and Stanley meet? What do they have in common? What type of relationship do they have?

Essay Topic 2

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the novel and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

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