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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 is Jules' reaction to Ellen's news that she and her mother have formed a book club?
2. What did Jonathan's father do for a living in New York City?
3. How long does Ellen plan to remain at home during her visit?
4. Why does Ellen cut the tag out of the dress she buys for Kate?
5. What day does Jonathan unexpectedly drop in?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Jonathan and his father come to live in Langhorne?
2. What does Ellen say about putting the futon into her mother's home?
3. Briefly describe the conversation that occurs as Kate and her guests try to decide on a color scheme for decorating the Christmas trees?
4. Describe Ellen's brothers.
5. What is the difference between the bedtime songs sang by Ellen's mother and those of her father, and what is their effect on Ellen?
6. Describe the story about Ellen that appears in the Tribune.
7. What does Ellen say tips her off to the fact that Jules has been talking to her mother and what does that say about the relationship between Jules and her mother?
8. List at least three details Ellen recalls about the hospital where her mother was given chemotherapy.
9. Describe Kate's role in the early days of her marriage to George.
10. What questions does Ellen ask about the organization of the book club and what does Kate respond?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Ellen tries to question Dr. Cohn alone one day but the doctor refuses to talk about Kate's cancer without Kate present. Is the doctor correct? Ellen says that she wants to know more about the progression of the disease but can't ask without her mother present. Should she have asked? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Ellen is scornful of her father's lack of compassion for Kate, but he says that she should remember that he is taking "the night shift." What does he mean? Should George have done more for Kate? Is Ellen underestimating the role he's playing? Support your answers with examples from the story.
Essay Topic 3
Kate doesn't want to have to have Ellen's help with personal hygiene such as bathing and dressing. Explain Kate's attitude. When the time comes that Kate has to call on Ellen to help her out of the bath, Ellen does so without complaint. Why is Kate reluctant to call on her routinely after that? What does Ellen say about how their relationship would change at that point? Is she correct?
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