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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. About what nationality did Oliver make a comment?

2. Where does Jenny meet Oliver's parents?

3. From what fact that Jenny discovers does she take comfort?

4. What is Jenny doing when Oliver arrives at the dorm?

5. Why is Oliver holding back on trying to seduce Jenny into sex?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Oliver think Jenny knows who he is?

2. Why does Oliver make certain Jenny has a program at the hockey game?

3. What does Oliver III tell his son will happen if he marries Jenny and what does Oliver do?

4. How does Oliver drive to take Jenny to meet his parents and why does he drive that way?

5. How does Oliver play hockey and what are the consequences of Jenny's being at the game? Where does Oliver talk to Jenny while at the game?

6. What does Oliver refuse to tell Ray and what does he continue to deny?

7. Why is Oliver nervous about meeting Jenny's father?

8. What does Jenny tell Oliver after they make love?

9. Why does Oliver watch Jenny when introducing his parents to her?

10. How does Oliver meet Jennifer and what does she say about him in the library?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Money. Life without Oliver's family money is beginning to make it felt in this chapter, foreshadowing the struggle Oliver and Jenny will face over the next three years while Oliver attends law school. Also touched on in this chapter for the first time is the theme of money.

1. How do you think you would react if you went from being very wealthy to being poor? Use examples from the book and your life to support your answer.

2. Do you think rich people are happier than poor people?

3. Do you think Oliver was being too stubborn about staying away from his father and not getting help from him? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

However, the doctor tells him that Jenny's problem is not related to her fertility but the fact that she has an incurable type of leukemia. The doctor tells Oliver to go home and pretend everything is normal for as long as possible.

1. Do you think the doctor should hide Jenny's illness from her? Why or why not?

2. Do you think that from what you know of Jenny at this point in the book she would want to know about her illness? Why or why not?

3. If you were terminally ill would you want to know as soon as the doctors knew? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Oliver accepts his father's love for the first time, seeing it for what it is in his father's awkward way of showing love. It is a happy ending despite the devastation that marks Jenny's death.

1. Do you think Oliver's joy at finally knowing his father loves him is stronger than his grief at Jenny's death?

2. Do you think someone can experience joy and sorrow at almost the exact same moment? Why or why not?

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