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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 Oliver's standing in law school and what does it mean?

2. Where is their tiny apartment located?

3. How might their spending be described?

4. What does Oliver do after his father says he is sorry?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jenny insist on doing at home and what is the one compromise she allows?

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

3. What does Oliver decide shortly after they move to New York and how does Jenny feel about it?

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

5. How difficult is it for Oliver to keep the truth from Jenny and his boss?

6. What did the letter Oliver received in July say about his last year's studies?

7. What do Oliver and Jenny do when she doesn't get pregnant?

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

9. When Oliver checks on Jenny one night after dinner what does she tell him and what does he do?

10. After graduation, where is Oliver ranked in his law class?

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

Oliver and Jenny play off each others' emotions, saying mean things that are actually meant as endearments in their unique way of dealing with each other.

1. What do you think is meant by this statement? Use examples from the book to illustrate your answer.

2. Do you think the way that Oliver and Jenny say mean things to each other, although not to be taken that way is a good way to communicate? Why or why not?

3. Why do you think Oliver and Jenny say one thing but mean another?

Essay Topic 3

Oliver III tells his son that if he marries Jenny, he will cut him out of his life. Oliver walks out of the club with every intention to marry Jenny and live his own life, free of his father.

1. What would you do and how would you feel if your parent forbid you to marry the person you wanted to marry?

2. Do you think Oliver's father has motivations other than snobbery to say a marriage between Oliver and Jenny would be a mistake? What do you think those reasons might be and do you agree with them?

3. What do you think would be the problems in a marriage between two people of very different backgrounds, for example, two religions, or two different classes or two different races or cultures?

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