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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. In a rage, what does April do?

2. As they sip their tea, what does Helen Givings do?

3. What does April recount?

4. With the decision to move to Paris, what seem to return to the marriage of Frank and April Wheeler?

5. With what does Shep want nothing to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. On what does Ordway quiz Frank?

2. What do Frank and Maureen do after lunch?

3. How does Shep meet Milly? What happens to their relationship?

4. How does the decision to move to Paris affect the Wheelers?

5. How does Frank's father feel when they return from the city?

6. What happens after Frank's surprise birthday party?

7. How does the play proceed?

8. Describe Helen Givings.

9. Describe Frank's first visit to this building.

10. How does the story begin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Frank and April decide to move to Paris.

Part 1) Why do they decide to move to Paris? Why might they have chosen Paris, rather than any other city?

Part 2) Why do they believe a move to Europe will fix their lives?

Part 3) How does this fantasy reflect real life?

Essay Topic 2

Another theme has to do with the struggle between one's desires and one's responsibilities.

Part 1) How is this thematic?

Part 2) How do these characters struggle with this theme? Which do they often choose, their desires or their responsibilities?

Part 3) How does this theme reflect real life? What do the actions of the characters, in regards to this theme, say about humanity? Do you agree? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Frank feels conflicting feelings about his work.

Part 1) Where does Frank work? Why does he have conflicting feelings about his work?

Part 2) How is the plan to move to France affecting him at work? Why does it affect him this way?

Part 3) How does his view of his work situation change over the course of the book? Why do these changes occur?

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