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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. When does Olive meet Isabelle?

2. Where did Jack and Olive go on a cruise that Olive enjoyed?

3. What month is it when Olive rides the Maple Tree Apartments van to go to the grocery store?

4. When Olive was growing up in Shirley Falls, what language could often be heard on the buses?

5. In "Friend," who does Olive start eating supper with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Lisa MacPherson do and where does she live?

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

4. Who is Bob's ex-wife, and what is their relationship?

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

6. Who is Andrea L'Rieux?

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

8. What is Olive's situation in "The Poet"?

9. In "Pedicture," what trips does Jack remember taking with Olive?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Both Doyle and Dorie experience sexual abuse. How were Doyle and Dorie abused? How did the abuse affect them and how they lived their lives?

Essay Topic 3

Fergus likes reenactments, and Lisa likes the role-playing of a dominatrix. How do Fergus and Lisa both engage in playacting? Are they both involved in role-playing through their activities? Why is one type of role-playing more acceptable than the other?

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