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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. How could the firm be described where Oliver is to work?

2. What is Jenny doing when she suddenly says she has to go to the hospital?

3. What is the first thing Oliver does when he leaves the room at the beginning of this chapter?

4. What is the result of his ranking?

5. What does Oliver turn down as a result of Jenny's illness?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What kind of place do Jenny and Oliver rent when they return to Cambridge?

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

4. What does Oliver do after Jenny dies?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Oliver seems to have grown some by this point as marked by his intuitive awareness that Phil would have been hurt if Oliver did not allow him to pay for the reception after their wedding.

1. What do you think might be some of the reasons Oliver is maturing? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Do you think Oliver's maturity shown in the book is unrealistic in the short amount of time period the book covers? Why or why not?

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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