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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 the ballet that Jory and Cindy perform, what is the main character's source of strength?

2. What role does Joel take on?

3. What has been delayed due to Jory's injury?

4. Who did Chris and Catherine adopt?

5. Who is Jory's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Catherine an intuitive narrator?

2. Describe Cindy.

3. What explains the fact that Bart didn't approve of Cindy's original dress but designed her ballet costume?

4. Why is the first person point of view the best way to tell this story?

5. After Jory is injured, how does his future look?

6. How does Catherine force Melodie to accept Jory's condition?

7. What causes Bart to become angry with Melodie before they reveal their affair?

8. Why is Catherine worried about Jory and Melodie having a baby?

9. Who planned the accident that hurt Jory?

10. Who does Jory blame for Melodie and Bart's affair and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Will Bart ever be happy? What obstacles stand in his way?

Essay Topic 2

Which character develops most over the course of the novel? Which character learns the most over time? How does he or she learn this lesson?

Essay Topic 3

What would you say is the central conflict of this novel? Is it Bart's psychological torture? Is it Catherine being torn between her children? Why?

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