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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. Who tells Kayley that Mrs. Ringrose is putting her husband in a nursing home?

2. Why is the Larkin's son in prison?

3. How long does Olive say that she and Jack talked after they had an argument in "Light"?

4. What time was the Larkin house fire reported?

5. What degrees does Jack Kennison have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Suzanne remember about a visit to her parents two years ago?

2. What problem is there during breakfast the first morning that Christopher and his family are visiting Olive?

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

4. How many children does Christopher have and how old are they?

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

6. What does Olive tell Christopher about her new car, and how did she really get the car?

7. Where and when does Kayley work when school is out?

8. What does Jack learn when he writes to Betsy's ex and tells him that Betsy has died?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ann and Christopher are referred to as motherless children. Why are they motherless children? Are they motherless for the same reasons?

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

Olive sees her former student Andrea at a restaurant. Why does Olive speak to Andrea? In what way are both women facing loneliness? How do they cope with their loneliness?

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