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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 park does Olive go to with Christopher and his family in "Motherless Child"?

2. What grade is Kayley Callaghan in?

3. What color coat is Cindy Coombs wearing in "Light"?

4. What is Suzanne Larkin's occupation?

5. Where did Olive get her car in "Motherless Child"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Christopher, Olive's son, tell her when she phones him in "Labor"?

2. How does Olive feel when Jack greets her in the morning when she wakes in his guest room?

3. What news does Olive tell Christopher and how does he react?

4. Who does Denny save and how?

5. What type of person was Jack when he was younger?

6. Who is Denny Pelletier, and where has he worked in his lifetime?

7. What special jobs does Kayley have when she cleans Mrs. Ringrose's house?

8. Why did Jack and his wife move to Crosby?

9. What does Suzanne tell Bernie Green about an old stuffed animal she had as a child?

10. What did Suzanne's therapist tell her about God?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bob will never return to New York and Jim will never return to Maine. Why will the men never return to the places they love? Why are they exiles?

Essay Topic 2

Olive feels ancient at 82. Why does Olive feel old? What advantages of being old does she realizes there are? Why does she find being old freeing?

Essay Topic 3

Jack and Olive both have things in their past they would change if they could. What are things that Jack and Olive would change from their pasts? Why would they change those things if they could? Why do they have regret over those things in their lives?

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