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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 does Mrs. Kitteridge help Cindy get from the grocery store?

2. What does Christopher do for a living?

3. Where did Suzanne's father invest?

4. When Jack is in Portland in "Arrested," how long does he remember that he and Betsy stayed in Nova Scotia?

5. Where does Kayley know that Mr. Ringrose used to work?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How were Bernie's parents killed, and how did he get out?

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

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

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

6. What does Jack remember about his wife and his gallbladder surgery?

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

8. How did the Larkin house burn down, and who died in the fire?

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

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

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

Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in the novel? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

Essay Topic 3

Olive is the main character of the novel. What type of character is Olive? Why do people either like her or dislike her? What does Olive learn about herself in the novel?

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