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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. Why does he buy these tickets?

2. When Oliver encounters his father, what does he tell him?

3. Where does the couple go for consultation?

4. What does Jenny say in jest that they would name a boy child?

5. What does Oliver do for the first time in his adult life?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Oliver do after Jenny dies?

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

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

5. Why does Oliver go to see his father?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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.

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