View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Altschuler's religous beliefs?

2. What does Davy see Mother drinking one morning?

3. What was Grandmother and Davy's living situation like?

4. How old was Davy when he first came to Boston to live?

5. Who does Davy live with for most of his life?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Davy give a kiss to in a taxi in Chapter 10?

2. Who does Davy visit at the cemetery?

3. Who argues a lot after Grandmother's funeral?

4. Where does Davy want to live?

5. Why did Grandmother hide her belongings when Davy was little?

6. What does Davy decide to do with Grandmother's house?

7. Where does Davy like to people watch from in Grandmother's house?

8. Who is Mr. Henderson?

9. Who is Frankie Menlo?

10. Who helps Davy move to New York?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the various settings of the book. Choose one particular setting and describe its significance to the characters and the story as a whole. Why is this setting important to the novel? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore the relationship between Davy and Fred. Why is this relationship so important to Davy? What does Fred mean to him? Use evidence from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore Davy's move to New York. How is his life different from his life and Boston? In what ways does the move have a positive or negative effect on Davy?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 470 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample