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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 did Tia Lola study in college?

2. How many children does Dick have?

3. How long has it been since Carol started her catering business out of her apartment?

4. Where did Prieto go to college before he transferred when his father was in crisis?

5. In "Access," to what end-of-summer party has Olga been wanting an invitation?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Carol build her catering business?

2. Why does Prieto vote the way that the Selbys want him to from time to time?

3. What is one of the favorite parts of Prieto's job as a politician?

4. Why is summer Olga's favorite time of year?

5. What assumptions did Dick have about his relationship with Olga after he divorced his wife?

6. How does Olga meet Matteo, and what is he like?

7. What letter does Olga's mother write to her on her 13th birthday?

8. After Prieto got his driver's license, what was the first drive that he took alone?

9. Why did Prieto go to a college in New York?

10. How did Olga's mother feel when Olga was accepted to an Ivy League college?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Olga has challenges dealing with the wealthy people for whom she plans weddings. Why does Olga have challenges dealing with the wealthy people for whom she plans weddings? How and why do some of these challenges have to do with penny-pinching?

Essay Topic 2

A character arc is the inner journey of a character in a book. What is Olga’s character arc, and what situations influence her growth and transformation?

Essay Topic 3

Dick believes he is a very important man. Why does Dick believe that he is a very important man? How does his view of himself cause his breakup with Olga?

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