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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 Jack and Olive went to Oslo, what did Olive have to eat on the flight home?

2. For how many years have the MacPhersons barely spoken to one another?

3. What month is it in "Pedicure"?

4. What does Christopher plant for Olive when he brings her a typewriter?

5. Who was responsible for the death of Bob's father?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

6. What were the circumstances behind Olive's heart attack?

7. Where is Halima from and how many siblings does she have?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Ann and Christopher are referred to as motherless children. Why are they motherless children? Are they motherless for the same reasons?

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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