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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 did Oliver watch Jenny doing?

2. What is hanging in the hall foyer?

3. What is a new element in Oliver's life?

4. Where does Oliver take Jennifer?

5. What does this chapter foreshadow in terms of Oliver and his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Now that Oliver and Jenny have begun the sexual part of their relationship what is Oliver's roommate forced to do?

2. What did the trainer do to Oliver after he was hurt?

3. What does Oliver's father ask Oliver about a letter he's waiting on and what did the father suggest?

4. What does Jenny say to Oliver about Oliver's father and Oliver's reaction to his own family?

5. What does the Dean say to Oliver about his request?

6. What habit of Oliver's father irritates him and why?

7. How does Oliver feel when he sees Jenny after the game and what does he do?

8. What happens to Oliver because Jenny has distracted him during the hockey game?

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

10. What does Oliver do to keep Jenny with him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

From rich to poor. Oliver's need for financial aid is a new event in his life and is not received well by the dean of the school who is aware of Oliver's family background.

1. Do you think Oliver and his father are being childish? Why or why not?

2. What do you think are some of the ways in which Oliver's life is different due to his financial situation?

3. If you were in Oliver's position would you think marrying Jenny was worth being poor? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Oliver places top in his class at law school, which is important foreshadowing because the top three members of his class will receive the best job offers after graduation.

1. Why do you think education is important? Use examples from this book and your life to support your answer.

2. How do you think the education system in America helps students?

3. How do you think the education system in America harms students?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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