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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. Where does Ralph take Lucy and William?

2. Who is Park Avenue Robbie?

3. Where is Lois Bubar's husband from?

4. Who is Lois's real mother?

5. Who is Phyllis?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Lucy visit the dean at Chrissy's college?

2. Who hired a private investigator to find Lois Bubar?

3. Who does Lois Bubar refuse to meet?

4. Who raised Lois Bubar?

5. Who is Ralph?

6. Where did Lucy go every day when one of her children was suffering from an eating disorder?

7. Why does Lucy feel scared driving on the Maine turnpike?

8. Who is Park Avenue Robbie?

9. Why does Lucy take a class at the New School?

10. What is Lois's one regret in life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring William's family history. What does he learn about his family that he did not know until consulting an ancestry website? How does this information impact him? Is the impact largely positive or negative? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the role of grief in Oh, William!. Who in the novel experiences grief, and why? What events trigger their grief, and how do they manage it? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the various settings of Oh, William!. Choose one particular setting and describe its significance to the characters and the story as a whole. Why is this setting important to the novel? Use examples from the text as support.

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