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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 Ben say they should call when they find Mimi dead?

2. Why do Ben, Theo and Sarah end up walking the last way towards where Mimi is?

3. Why does Theo overeat sometimes?

4. Where is Shenkman going to go after leaving Avalon?

5. What does Ben wear outside the night of the crash?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Theo name his second restaurant that he opens?

2. What do Ben and Sarah do to look for Mimi?

3. Where does Ben think Mimi might have gone?

4. What does Ben later learn about his decision to move Misty Zimmerman out of the car?

5. In 2014, what doe Theo especially love?

6. What does Ben tell Waldo about his night in the playhouse with Mimi?

7. How does Shenkman use exercise?

8. What does Shenkman do when he first meets Theo?

9. What does Shenkman realize in Part III when he goes to check on Waldo in the morning?

10. Why do Sarah and Ben decide not to wake Ben when they find out Mimi is missing?

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

Why does Theo decide to leave the Wilf family and travel, with barely any contact for several years, following the accident? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Shapiro highlight the challenges women have faced in managing paid work and their responsibilities and roles as unpaid caregivers of children and aging parents throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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