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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 class did Cindy have with Mrs. Kitteridge?

2. What coat is Jack wearing when he meets Christopher and his family?

3. Where is Doyle Larkin in prison?

4. How old is Denny Pelletier?

5. Where do Olive and Jack go at the end of "Motherless Child"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who comes to Cindy's rescue when she is in the grocery store?

4. In "Motherless Child," when was the last time that Olive had seen her son and his family, and how was the visit?

5. Who is Miss Minnie, and where does Kayley visit her?

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

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

8. What were some things that became a wall in Olive's marriage to Henry?

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

10. Who does Denny save and how?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Cindy is fighting cancer. Why do people avoid Cindy? Why does she have few visitors? How has Cindy’s illness caused a division between her and many of her friends?

Essay Topic 3

Mood is an element that an author uses to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. How would you describe the mood in various chapters? How does the overall mood change over the course of the novel?

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