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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 Cress fix for Michele?

2. Who is Cress's companion?

3. Who tells Cress to tell the officer the reason he is speeding?

4. Which friend of Evelyn's comes to see her unannounced in Part III?

5. What happens to Romy's father in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Peg ask Ulysses in Part IV that indicates she still cares for him romantically?

2. What does Des bring when he comes to Florence in Part IV?

3. What does Massimo eventually share about himself with Ulysses and Cress?

4. Why does Romy's family leave Itay?

5. What work does Ulysses set up shop doing in Italy?

6. Why does Evelyn propose going to Florence with Dotty in Part III?

7. In Part IV, who goes to find Romy?

8. How do Peg, Cress, Col, Pete, and Ulysses come into money again?

9. How does Evelyn finally find Ulysses?

10. How does Ulysses get new molds make for his work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Winman use humor throughout this novel, but especially in terms of character development? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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