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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 was Andrea's father's name?

2. What immigrants are settle in Shirley Falls these days?

3. What is the name of Olive's cardiologist in "Heart"?

4. What is the name of the restaurant where Jack and Olive eat in Shirley Falls?

5. In "The Poet," when does Olive drive to the marina?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Olive learn about Betty when she comes to visit?

6. What does Fergus prefer doing instead of Civil War Days?

7. What does Shirley Falls look like when Jack and Olive drive there?

8. What were the circumstances surrounding the death of Jim and Bob's father?

9. What does the house look like where Henry grew up in Shirley Falls?

10. What news does Lisa have for her parents when she visits in "The End of the Civil War Days"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Jack and Olive have been married before. How do their previous marriages affect Jack’s and Olive’s marriage? How do their past marriages help them improve their present marriage?

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

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?

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