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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. Who is impressed with an article Oliver writes?

2. What does Oliver do during that next year?

3. How does Oliver acknowledge the gift of the money?

4. Why does he buy these tickets?

5. What does Phil do when he learns of Jenny's illness?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who does Oliver tell about Jenny's illness and what does he do?

5. What does Oliver receive in the mail that he and Jenny fight about and how does she feel? How does he feel?

6. What does Oliver do after Jenny leaves the apartment when he threw the phone across the room?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jenny's relationship with her father is clearly much closer than Oliver's with his father, and she clearly values her father more than Oliver does his.

1. Do you think the way Jenny was raised compared to Oliver's childhood will cause problems in their relationship? Why or why not?

2. Is your relationship with your father or mother similar to Jenny's or Oliver's? Why?

3. Do you think that Oliver's father expects too much from his son? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Oliver is not comfortable with his life, but his deepest anxiety appears to come from his father.

1. Why do you think Oliver is uncomfortable with his life? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Do you think Oliver's father is the cause of Oliver's anxiety around him? Why or why not?

3. Do you think Oliver's perceptions of his parents are accurate? Why or why not?

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