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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. Why does Mrs. Givings call Milly?

2. The loud gyrations of the drummer remind Frank of whom?

3. Who is Bart Pollock?

4. What is Frank doing while April is hiding in the dark?

5. What does Pollock do when he learns of Frank's plans to leave the company?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what does Pollock praise Frank?

2. What does Norma tell Frank?

3. What happens when Frank takes Milly home?

4. How does Frank react when he awakens on a bright August morning to realize that this is the last day, according to April's calendar, when she could successfully perform an auto-abortion?

5. How does Shep try to help the Wheelers?

6. How does John act on his way in the car to the Wheelers'?

7. How does John act around the Wheelers?

8. What reactions do the Wheelers receive when they announce they have decided not to move to France?

9. How does Frank react when April does not seem to think that what John said was insane?

10. What are Frank's concerns?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Flashbacks are used throughout the story.

Part 1) Describe two of these flashbacks.

Part 2) What do these flashbacks reveal about the various characters? How do they help the reader to better understand events that take place in the story?

Part 3) How do flashbacks keep a reader engaged? Are these flashbacks also engaging or do they hinder the plot and flow of the story? Why?

Essay Topic 2

The issue of sanity is raised.

Part 1) How is this issue raised?

Part 2) Who would you consider to be insane? Why?

Part 3) What is the purpose of blurring the line between sanity and insanity?

Essay Topic 3

Middle class suburban life is seen in a poor light.

Part 1) Describe this suburban lifestyle.

Part 2) Is this true to life? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does the setting of this story affect the characters in it?

Part 4) How does this suburban lifestyle affect the reader? Why?

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