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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 do they receive almost daily?

2. Where does the couple go for consultation?

3. What is Jenny's problem?

4. What is the invitation that Jenny and Oliver receive?

5. Where are Jenny and Oliver in July?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Oliver go to see his father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

More important than the physical part of their relationship, this chapter shows the depth of emotion on Oliver's part by admitting he feels differently about Jenny than he did for any other girl.

1. Do you think the emotional part of a relationship is more important than the physical or are they equally important? Why?

2. Do you think having a strong emotional connection to someone is important to the physical relationship being good? Why or why not?

3. Describe a relationship you or someone you know has had that had deep emotional connection but no physical relationship.

Essay Topic 2

Jenny and Oliver are like oil and vinegar in their first meeting together.

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

2. If you were in Oliver's situation would you just forget about Jenny or pursue her? Or if you were Jenny would you go for coffee with Oliver? (Answer depending upon your preference for a date). Explain why.

3. Have you ever met someone you didn't like when you first met them but later with whom you became good friends? Explain the circumstance and the similarities between it and Jenny and Oliver's meeting.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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