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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. Who does Theo ask to lock the restaurant in Part I?

2. What happens to Shenkman on New Year's Eve in 1999?

3. What does Ben say when Shenkman profusely thanks him for helping on New Year's Eve?

4. Where does Theo go looking for herbs?

5. What is Waldo's father known as?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Waldo show Mimi that calms her?

2. Why does Sarah go home to Division Street to visit Ben in Part I?

3. What causes the car accident?

4. Where does Mimi end up when she wanders away from the nursing home?

5. In Part II, why does Waldo run away?

6. Who is constantly calling Sarah in Part I?

7. Why does Sarah tell everyone she was driving instead of Theo?

8. What are the circumstances of Waldo's birth?

9. Where is Ben going to live when he moves out of his longtime family home?

10. Why does Sarah call Theo panicked in Part I?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Shapiro harness the event of Alice Shenkman's precipitous labor to develop Ben Wilf's character early in the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Shapiro explore the topic of loss specifically as it relates to a character and her family's struggle with Alzheimer's disease? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Shapiro incorporate elements of the supernatural into her novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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