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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. Which friend does Adam often write emails to?

2. What is the name Adam uses for the things he rolls and smokes?

3. What does Isabel not own?

4. What does Adam try hard to imagine his poems' relation to in Part II?

5. What does Adam tell Rufina his mother does?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the source of most of Adam's social outings in Part I for a while?

2. Who does Adam meet that is a turning point in his project in Part I?

3. How does Cyrus feel Jane reacted to the tragedy they experienced together?

4. What does Adam tell Rufina about going back to America?

5. Who does Adam intend to hurt buy telling her about his reading he did not invite her to?

6. What does Arturo do for Adam as Adam reads his poems?

7. What is the first unkind thing Isabel says to Adam?

8. Who does Isabel take Adam to visit in her family?

9. What shocking lie does Adam tell Teresa when they first meet?

10. What is the misunderstanding between Adam and Isabel when they first meet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How and why could this novel be classified as a bildungsroman? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing Lerner's language and tone throughout this novel.

Essay Topic 3

To Adam, what does it mean to live life authentically? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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