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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 is the result of his ranking?

2. Why is Oliver leaving the hospital?

3. Where does the couple go for consultation?

4. How might their spending be described?

5. What does Oliver do about work?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Oliver go to see his father?

8. What does Oliver do after Jenny dies?

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

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

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

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 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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