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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 is the day Aunt Emily yells at John special?

2. Who does John call instead of Kate?

3. How does Sam entertain the family?

4. When does Uncle Jules die?

5. What does John really want to do with his life?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does John treat Kate?

2. Why doesn't Kate like Harold's wife?

3. When John talks to Kate, what does she say she was really trying to do?

4. How does the novel end?

5. What does John realize about his life search?

6. Who does John decide to call after he is done speaking with his aunt on the phone?

7. What does the reader learn about Kate in this section?

8. What ruins the trip?

9. How does John feel about his family at the end of the book?

10. Has John completely abandoned his search?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

New Orleans is a city that is rich in culture, food, and arts. Describe the setting of New Orleans in relation to John's story. How does the backdrop and society of New Orleans affect the story? Describe three specific places in the city as well as three specific events that take place there.

Essay Topic 2

Strict Southern guidelines prescribe that women and men act a certain way. Kate and John often find themselves searching for their place in a society that does not accept them. How have John and Kate made themselves outsides in New Orleans society?

1. Describe 2 different times each character alienates themselves.

2. Describe 2 times that New Orleans society outcasts Kate and John.

Essay Topic 3

1. Examine the friendship that Kate and John have before they are married.

2. Does their relationship ever turn physical before they get married? Do you think the fact that they lack a physical relationship will cause their relationship to fail?

3. How does the relationship change after Kate and John are married. Describe their new relationship.

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