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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. How does Amanda feel about taking calls from work on vacation?
2. What does Amanda tell Clay to get when they hear a knock at the door?
3. Who do the people on the porch claim to be?
4. What did the listing for the vacation house say?
5. What does Amanda find herself thinking that the people who owned the vacation house were rich enough for in Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 12, why are G.H. and Ruth comforted by the things in the basement of the vacation house?
2. In Chapter 14, what does Ruth tell G.H. she is thinking about in terms of happy memories?
3. Why do G.H. and Ruth say they did not want to go back into New York City?
4. Why do G.H. and Ruth ask to stay the night at the vacation house?
5. What does Clay think when G.H. Washington tells him where he lives in New York City?
6. In Chapter 11, what do the Washingtons sheepishly ask Clay and Amanda for?
7. What is Rose's and Archie's relationship like?
8. What does Amanda buy on her trip to the grocery store in Chapter 3?
9. Why is Amanda angry with Clay in Chapter 10?
10. Why does Clay indulge Rose's request to take many books to the beach?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think Ruth is so afraid - and so insistent that G.H. not leave her in trying to help Clay and Archie towards the end of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
What are some of the first indicators that Ruth and Amanda are quite different kinds of women and that they might not see eye to eye? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
How does Alam approach issues of race and class as they relate to Clay, Amanda, Ruth, and G.H.? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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