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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 repulses Theresa about Gary?

2. Where do Theresa and her Wednesday night date go?

3. Where does Katherine take Theresa when they walk to talk about Katherine's new plans?

4. What does James decide two days before the New Year?

5. Who does Theresa ask to leave her apartment when she is angry with Brooks?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss why Theresa asks Gary to leave her apartment.

2. After the incident at the party, what happens that convinces Theresa it is the last time she will see Tony?

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

4. Why does Theresa decide to leave the Bronx?

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

6. Discuss how Theresa feels about her own career.

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

8. Discuss what Theresa does in the bar when she sees Gary.

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the differences between major and minor characters in literature. Discuss Theresa as a major character and select two other characters to analyze as minor characters. How does Theresa fit the definition of major character? How do the minor characters fit the definition?

Essay Topic 2

Write a character description of Theresa. Was she the a major or minor character? Protagonist or antagonist? Support your answer with specific evidence form the story.

Essay Topic 3

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

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