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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. Why does the driver crash the car?

2. What does Sarah lie about regarding the car accident?

3. What does Waldo's mother do for a living?

4. Why does Sarah go home in Part I?

5. Where do Theo and Sarah live in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes the car accident?

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

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

4. What does Sarah do for a living?

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

6. Why does Ben Wilf hesitate to help deliver Waldo at first, for just a second?

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

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

9. What does Theo do for a living?

10. Who does Mimi think Waldo is?

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

What event brings Theo, Sarah, and Ben back together and how do all three characters change because of it? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What meaning does the character Misty Zimmerman have throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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