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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. Who is pitted against each other in the union strike?

2. What changes Theresa's mind about her sister's former husband?

3. On Thanksgiving night, what does Theresa do before making love with James?

4. What does Theresa's Wednesday night date show her?

5. Who has surgery to remove a tumor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss how Theresa feels about her own career.

2. Discuss Theresa's thoughts on getting her life back together.

3. Discuss Theresa's Thanksgiving Day depression.

4. How does Theresa feel about finding Brooks with another woman and what is her retaliation?

5. What decision does Katherine make in January that hurts Theresa deeply? What is the irony of it?

6. Katherine looks to Theresa as someone to whom she can confess. What does Katherine confess in the November after Theresa moves away from the Bronx?

7. Discuss how Theresa feels when she sees Tony waiting for her after school and why she feels that way.

8. Discuss the regular dating arrangement Theresa has developed until Victor comes along.

9. Discuss the first time James and Theresa make love.

10. How does Theresa deal with James teasing that he wants to marry her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A main character has both good and bad qualities, giving the character dimension. Discuss Theresa's bad qualities. Who is to blame for those qualities? Are the "bad" qualities really bad? Support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast James and Tony in the novel. Why did Theresa choose to date both?

Essay Topic 3

Irony is the contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. There are three types of irony: verbal, situational, and dramatic. Identify and discuss two examples of irony in the book. Which type of irony is it? What is expected and what actually occurs with your examples?

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