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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Right before Mr. Pignati comes home from the hospital, what do Lorraine and John decide to do?

2. What game are Mr. Pignati, John, and Lorraine playing as they roller skate inside Mr. Pignati's house?

3. En route to Beekman's Department Store with John and Mr. Pignati, Lorraine sees what?

4. After visiting Mr. Pignati at the hospital, John goes back to the old man's place, tries on his clothes, and pretends to be a what?

5. In the silence that follows Mr. Pignati telling the teens that his wife is dead, what does Lorraine offer John?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how the author carries out the following themes in his book, using specific examples:

1. Making choices and living with the consequences.

2. Taking responsibility for one's actions.

3. Coming to terms with events and conditions that are beyond one's control.

Essay Topic 2

1. Compare and contrast the personalities, behavior, attitudes, and outlooks of John and Lorraine. In what ways are these two characters different? How are they similar?

2. What draws them to each other?

3. How do these two complementary characters balance each other? Keep each other grounded? Expand one another's horizons?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast how John and Lorraine deal with the grief and loss they experience.

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