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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 is the invitation that Jenny and Oliver receive?

2. Where do Oliver and Jenny decide they want to live?

3. What explanation does Oliver give his boss about his situation at home?

4. How much money does Oliver get from his father?

5. How does Oliver satisfy both of their curiosity?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the doctor call Oliver into the office and what does he tell Oliver?

2. What does Jenny tell Oliver and what does she request of him?

3. Where is Jenny working and how does she feel about that?

4. What kind of law firm does Oliver take a job with and where is it located?

5. What did Oliver do in his second year of law school?

6. What does Jenny tell Oliver about her visit to the doctor?

7. What does Oliver tell his father about his request?

8. Why does Oliver go to see his father?

9. What does Oliver say and do when his father tells him he's sorry?

10. Where did Oliver and Jenny live in New York and how did Jenny fix it up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shortly after the move, Oliver decides he wants to have a baby, and he has taken a shine to the name Bozo.

1. Do you think Oliver would be a good father? Why or why not?

2. Do you think Jenny will be a good mother? Why or why not?

3. Do you think Oliver and Jenny have known each other long enough to embark on parenthood? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

At the hospital, Oliver authorizes the doctor to do whatever needs to be done to make Jenny comfortable.

1. What do you think Oliver might be able to do to handle this stage of Jenny's illness?

2. Do you think this part of Jenny's illness is more difficult for Oliver than Jenny? Why or why not?

3. Describe a time in your life when you or someone you know was faced with a friend or relative dying.

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