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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. Where does Peg move after marrying Ted?

2. Who does Cress bet with on his bet in Part IV?

3. What does Evelyn teach?

4. Who is the major of Ulysses's town during the flood?

5. What has always been Peg's "currency"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who does Alys end up meeting by chance in the train station in Florence who is connected to Evelyn?

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

5. What does Peg always do really well and is known for?

6. Why does Peg come to see Cress in Part IV?

7. What does Ulysses lose in the flood?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Winman describe as the foundations of Ulysses's and Evelyn's unique, albeit brief, intense connection? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Winman describe the toll of the war on the main characters, but especially on Ulysses and Peg? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What sources does Winman describe the various female characters in this novel as deriving their power and worth from? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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