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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 happens to Romy's father in Part III?

2. Who is Cress's companion?

3. Who does Ulysses go out with the night of the terrible flood, before the flood?

4. What does Cress fix for Michele?

5. What does Cress say he feels like he was in a previous life?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Romy's family leave Itay?

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

3. What happens in Florence in Part IV that changes life there forever?

4. What does Ulysses do during the flood?

5. What does Ulysses lose in the flood?

6. What gives Cress's life new vitality and meaning in Part III?

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

8. What does Ulysses do when he realizes Alys has met Evelyn?

9. What is Alys's first romance like?

10. Why does Evelyn tell Dotty she had a special connection with Ulysses?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Peggy's approach, feelings, and actions surrounding motherhood change throughout the novel, and why do they change? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Winman describe the significance of food throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Winman use dialogue throughout the novel, but especially in its early stages, to set the tone and the reader's expectations? Write a journal entry explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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