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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 Oliver admit to himself about Jenny?

2. Some people might describe Love Story as akin to what Shakespeare play?

3. What puzzles Jenny about Oliver's reaction to the announcement?

4. What organization does his father imply would be a good place for Oliver?

5. What does Jenny admit for the first time in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Oliver hear when he goes over to Jenny when he's picking her up and what does he say? How does she answer?

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

4. When and under what circumstances does Oliver go to the Radcliffe library?

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

6. 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?

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

8. What does Oliver tell Jenny about his father?

9. How did Oliver get hurt in his game with Cornell?

10. How do Jenny and Oliver feel about Oliver III's new appointment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Oliver receives a good job in New York that pays him a record salary, officially ending the money drought they have suffered for the last three years. Now things will be different for them do to this extra money, affecting their lives drastically and touching on the theme of money once more.

1. Oliver has now gone from rich to poor to rich. How do you think that would affect someone's character?

2. Do you think Jenny and Oliver are happier now that they have plenty of money?

3. How do you think Jenny feels about coming from a working class home to one with plenty of money?

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

The dinner between Oliver and his father touches on one of the themes of the novel--relationships between parents and children. Parents and children have unique relationships and this one is no different.

1. What constitutes a good relationship between a parent and child? What about a bad one?

2. Do you think the relationship between a parent and child is different at different ages? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your life to support your answer.

3. Does Oliver have a good or bad relationship with his father? Why? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

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