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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 is the weather in Part II?

2. Who is Ben's wife?

3. How does Theo mostly get around?

4. How many days is Theo in California before he approaches Saray?

5. Where does Waldo take shelter in the night when he runs away?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mimi looking for when she walks away from her nursing home?

2. How does Shenkman generally treat Waldo?

3. When does Theo come back to see Sarah after many years?

4. Where does Waldo decide to go when he runs away?

5. What does Theo do for a living?

6. What promise does Shenkman make with God when Waldo is born?

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

8. What does Sarah do for a living?

9. What does Ben Wilf do after the car accident that he regrets?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Shapiro use the car accident involving Sarah, Theo, and Misty in the very beginning of the novel to set the tone and the plot points for the rest of the book? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How do Sarah's decisions the night of the accident affect her life path for decades following it? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Shapiro explain and connect Shenkman's past to the way he interacts with Waldo? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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