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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. In "Pedicure," where do Jack and Olive drive?

2. What nationality was the woman who watched Olive when she was little and her mother was teaching school?

3. Where did Olive have her heart attack?

4. What is the name of the MacPherson's dog?

5. In "The Poet," how long has Olive been using a cane?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Olive communicate with Andrea and why at the end of "The Poet"?

2. What does Olive do when Jack awakes at the end of "Pedicure" and does not know where he is?

3. What does the park look like in "The End of Civil War Days" and how is it different from when Fergus was a kid?

4. What happens to Fergus when Lisa is playing her documentary?

5. Why does Olive decide she needs a typewriter, and how does she get one?

6. What does Lisa say about inspiration she received from Olive Kitteridge when she was in her math class?

7. What happens to Helen at the end of "Exiles"?

8. Who is Andrea L'Rieux?

9. What does Fergus do during Civil War Days in the park in Crosby?

10. What are Bob and Jim doing for a living in "Exiles"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

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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