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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. Where do Bart and Joel take Jory's children?

2. Who writes the eulogy for Chris?

3. Who does Toni spend more time with after she and Bart return from celebrating New Years Eve?

4. What does Jory began to fear for when strange things begin happening to him?

5. How does Jory feel about learning he has twins?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Catherine's life goal been achieved by the end of the novel?

2. How does Joel react to Toni and Bart's relationship?

3. What does Jory think about his own potential love life in Book Three?

4. What changes the relationship between Bart and Toni?

5. Describe the double standards existing in Bart's life.

6. How does Melodie feel about and react to having twins?

7. What effect does the anonymous call have on the family?

8. What is Joel's motivation to harm the family?

9. Describe Toni and Bart's relationship.

10. Why does Melodie leave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is background information so significant to this story? If Catherine did not provide background information to the reader, how would the novel suffer? What does background information help the reader understand?

Essay Topic 2

Why is it significant that Chris died? What does this mean for the rest of the family? When Bart delivers an appropriate eulogy, what does this symbolize?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance behind Bart's obsession with Cindy and Catherine's sexuality?

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