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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 does Evelyn say she remembers a former lover once giving her?

2. What did Ulysses's father do for a living?

3. Who learns Italian the most quickly in Part II?

4. What does Peg say to Ulysses that she knows crosses a line?

5. What holiday does Massimo invite Temps, Alys and Cress to visit for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Col seem to feel about the fact that Cress and Ulysses have moved to Italy?

2. What kind of relationship do Peg and Ginny have?

3. What is really unusual about Claude?

4. How does Cress make his money?

5. Why is Ulysses sometimes resentful and angry towards Peg during his first years in Italy?

6. Why is Cress late coming to catch the ferry to Italy with Ulysses?

7. How does Evelyn know Margaret?

8. What do Evelyn and Ulysses bond over during their first meeting?

9. Who does Ulysses want to come with him to Italy, and who actually comes?

10. In Part I, what does Col do when he finds out Ginny is pregnant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does becoming a father to Alys change Ulysses's perspective on his life's path and meaning, as well as his perspective about his old friend Col and Col's behavior towards his own daughter, Ginny? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Peg's learning about what really happened to Eddie affect Peg's life after this knowledge towards the novel's end? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does having wealth - or not having wealth - affect the actions of main characters at different points in the novels in ways that significantly alter the plot? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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