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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Yegudkin react to the question Jack asks him when Yegudkin has finished playing?

2. What are the names of Jack's aunt and uncle who are in the house for Dale's homecoming?

3. What is Phoebe doing during the homecoming?

4. Who does Jack see sitting with his father when he opens the living room door?

5. What poems does Jack's father recite in public now that he has returned home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Of all the characters in the story, Betty Hawthorne has the most stability. Discuss her support system, and how her traditional role as a wife and mother help her cope with the death of her son.

Essay Topic 2

Jack's feelings for his father are complex. Discuss the array of emotions Jack has for his father at different times in the story, and support your discussion with examples.

Essay Topic 3

Jack and Dale both struggle with both the question of the existence of God and the existence of good and evil after David's death. Discuss both character's different approaches to the struggle with these two topics.

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