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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 does the author say walking into Miriam's house is like walking into?

2. What does Olivia say she sees her unborn baby as?

3. What does Miriam do when Olivia shuts the door on her at the hotel?

4. What kind of car does Barbara own?

5. Where does Miriam work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Haver's opinion of Detective Ardley?

2. How did Chris help to change Olivia's life?

3. What was Kenneth's involvement with Gabriella Patton?

4. What information about her does Olivia say her mother wouldn't want people to know?

5. What does Olivia remember about her mother's relationship with Kenneth?

6. What kind of relationship did Hugh have with his wife Gabriella?

7. How does Olivia upset her parents when she runs into them on the street?

8. Why did Olivia become a prostitute?

9. How did Mrs. Whitelaw rekindle her relationship with Kenneth after the death of her her husband?

10. How did Olivia meet Chris?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

What has happened in Olivia's recent past? How has she managed to get over the problems from her past? How important has Chris been in helping her get over her problems? How has Olivia's past shaped her into the person she is in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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