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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. What does Vern begin to feel towards the end of Part IV?
2. What does Jo call Ricky?
3. Who confronts the Neo-Nazis in Part III, challenging them publicly?
4. Who is Jo's husband?
5. Who is Jo's son?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do Vern and his wife Kath break up?
2. What idea does Vern get after visiting Alec?
3. Why does Marsha sometimes get nervous when her sister comes to visit the house for family events?
4. What does Jo end up doing after moving back to London, and why does she move back from America?
5. What does Mike do in Part III that horrifies Val and changes the course of her life?
6. In Part IV, what does Vern get to do as a result of his wealth that he has always wanted to do?
7. What feeling comes over Vern at the opera festival that he cannot quite place?
8. What does Alec end up doing after he loses his job as a typesetter?
9. Why did Pastor Michael dislike Ben when they first met?
10. Who does Vern meet by chance in Part III and how do the two interact?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Of the five main characters - Val, Jo, Vern, Alec, and Ben - which one do you think experiences the most significant growth or change over the course of his or her life? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
Why does Jo eventually move back to London, and how does her move change the course of her life? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
How does Jo find her way back to her dream of producing her own music and putting it out in the world towards the end of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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