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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 alerts Evelyn to the fact that Darnley is dead?

2. Why does Evelyn cancel her 1955 trip to Florence?

3. Where does Pete begin playing regularly in 1968?

4. Who does Ulysses visit at the cemetery in Part III when Peg finds him there?

5. What makes Alys feel vulnerable in her relationship with Romy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Alys's first romance like?

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

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

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

8. What does Jem give to Evelyn in Part III that has great significance to her?

9. Who does Evelyn briefly meet in Florence?

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

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 treat the topic of art and its meaning to main characters 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 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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