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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 8, how many times do Calvin and Elizabeth flip when he tries to teach her to row?

2. How far is it from Calvin's house to work?

3. On what page of the newspaper does a story about Six-Thirty appear after an altercation with the groundskeeper at the cemetery in Chapter 14?

4. How old was Calvin when he learned he was adopted and it was his adoptive parents who died?

5. What is the name of the police officer who calls an ambulance in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Madeline try to fit in at school?

2. How does Elizabeth figure out how to row?

3. How did Calvin learn that he was adopted?

4. When do Elizabeth and Calvin meet?

5. Why does Harriet hope that Elizabeth will call her to help with Madeline?

6. Why does Elizabeth hit a man with her handbag in an elevator in Chapter 15?

7. How do Elizabeth and Calvin get a dog, and how does he happen to be a stray?

8. How is Calvin's headstone damaged?

9. How does Elizabeth get her own TV show?

10. In Chapter 10, what is the only time that Six-Thirty bolts when walking?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

Women were inhibited by gender roles in the 1950s and 1960s. How has Elizabeth been limited by gender roles? How has her ability to pursue her career suffered because of gender roles?

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 characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

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