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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 telltale sign that you are at the wedding of a rich person?

2. What was the name of Prieto's wife?

3. When was the onetime public broadcast of Spice It Up?

4. When the Eikenborn's booked a flight from La Guardia to the Vineyard, how long of an ordeal did the two-hour flight turn into?

5. What is Olga's favorite time of the year?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Carol build her catering business?

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

6. What is Olga's apartment like?

7. Where did Prieto's father live when Prieto bailed him out of Rikers?

8. What type of job did Matteo have before his mother was diagnosed with cancer, and how did he live?

9. Who is Olga's favorite floor captain from a catering company, and why can she not have him for the Henderson wedding?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Selbys have a meeting in Puerto Rico. Why do the Selbys have a meeting in Puerto Rico? What goals do they have? What does their meeting reveal about greed?

Essay Topic 2

In Olga Dies Dreaming, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

Olga enjoys watching Prieto skillfully work the crowd at the fundraiser. What social-political skills does Prieto have? Why is he adept at bridging cultures and bringing people together?

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