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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 Oliver's ranking at graduation?

2. What happens while Oliver is holding Jenny?

3. How much money does Oliver get from his father?

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

5. What is the result of his ranking?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Oliver do after Jenny dies?

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

7. What does Oliver decide shortly after they move to New York and how does Jenny feel about it?

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

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

10. Why does Oliver go to see his father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Oliver accepts his father's love for the first time, seeing it for what it is in his father's awkward way of showing love. It is a happy ending despite the devastation that marks Jenny's death.

1. Do you think Oliver's joy at finally knowing his father loves him is stronger than his grief at Jenny's death?

2. Do you think someone can experience joy and sorrow at almost the exact same moment? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Oliver refuses to tell his father the truth and allows him to believe he got some girl in trouble.

1. Why do you think it is easier for Oliver to let his father think something bad of him then to tell him the truth?

2. Do you think Oliver should have told his father the truth? Why or why not?

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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