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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 does Oliver do after his father says he is sorry?

2. Where is their tiny apartment located?

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

4. Why is Oliver leaving the hospital?

5. How soon does Jenny become pregnant after they move to New York?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Oliver do in his second year of law school?

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

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

6. What does Jenny tell Oliver about her visit to the doctor?

7. What does Oliver do after Jenny dies?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shortly after the move, Oliver decides he wants to have a baby, and he has taken a shine to the name Bozo.

1. Do you think Oliver would be a good father? Why or why not?

2. Do you think Jenny will be a good mother? Why or why not?

3. Do you think Oliver and Jenny have known each other long enough to embark on parenthood? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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