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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. How old was Roger Larkin when he died in a fire in his house?

2. How did Dorie Paige die?

3. In "Motherless Child," what type of car does Olive have?

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

5. What is Denny's wife's name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Jack Kennison go in "Arrested" and why?

3. Who does Denny save and how?

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

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

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

7. How did Suzanne's father make so much money?

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

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

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

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

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

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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