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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 Apsara's name mean?

2. Why do Lizzie and Bud eventually break up?

3. What job out of college does Tara enjoy?

4. Who lives with Rachel?

5. As a child, what did Nadia take one day after leaving Rachel's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tara's father, Matthew, do for a living once in Kathmandu?

2. When Frankie quits her job at the doctor's office, how does her then boyfriend, Quinn, react?

3. What happens when Bud runs away from home for the first time?

4. Why does Frankie, Tara's mother, turn down Gil's marriage proposal when they are 19?

5. How does Tara describe her childhood upbringing in Kathmandu?

6. What idea does Bud come up with for temporary employment while living at Lizzie's apartment?

7. What does Tara's friend, Tracey, make a film about and how does Tara feel about it?

8. After his medical treatments, what does Saul do when he arrives back home?

9. After Matthew gets his job at Devils Postpile National Monument, what do he and Frankie argue about?

10. How does Bud describe his relationship with Sally?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After her father's death, Ethan's sister becomes angry at her father for spending too much of his money, arguing that he did not leave enough for her and her own children. Write an essay analyzing Ethan's mother's reaction to her daughter's expression of anger. Explain the different ways these two family members view money.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 4, Rachel said that she "loved her brother's stubbornness." Write an essay analyzing what you think her comment meant about Saul's character in this chapter.

Essay Topic 3

Joe expresses that his mother was a Buddhist yet was "bribing the cycle of karma with petty cash" (80). Write an essay analyzing Joe and his mother's relationship with Buddhism in the novel.

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