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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 many grandchildren dod Helen and Jim have?

2. Who did Fergus MacPherson had a fling with a few years back?

3. How long did Bob live in New York?

4. How old was Bob when his father was killed in a car accident?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Where do Jim and Helen Burgess travel in "Exiles" and why?

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

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

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

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 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?

Essay Topic 2

Margaret and Helen are very different people. How are Margaret and Helen different from one another? In what way are they prejudiced against each other? How does prejudice affect their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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