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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. After years of traveling around the world, where does Frankie see Gil's name when she is back in the U.S.?

2. Who is Frankie's ticket to moving out of her childhood home?

3. What is Rachel's brother sick with?

4. How does Bud describe himself when he was in elementary school?

5. After going to New York with his then-girlfriend, Angelica, what does Bud confess he was raised to despise?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Saul tell Rachel is one reason why Kirk wants them to break up after Saul is diagnosed with cancer?

2. What story does Bud tell Lizzie and her roommates after he runs away to her apartment?

3. Describe how Nadia and Rachel first meet Ethan, Kirk's new boyfriend.

4. How does Bud describe his relationship with Sally?

5. What does Bud learn about from his childhood friendship with Sally?

6. How does Tara describe her parents' relationship with money?

7. When Frankie first meets Matthew, what does he tell her he wants to do?

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

9. Rachel describes her brother as "a total pill." How does Saul's illness affect his character?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In Chapter 3, Maribel became increasingly resentful of Schuyler's disregard for the consequences of his actions. He has another life back in New York, which Maribel knows she will never be a part of. In what ways was Maribel's situation similar and dissimilar from Nok's? How did wealth harm Nok and Maribel through each of their lover's actions?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing the differences between Tara being raised in Kathmandu versus California and New York. How does the role of money change their happiness in two different places?

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