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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 did the author learn about his mother as he was writing his entrance exams for college?

2. How old was the author in the trip he related back to in Chapter 14?

3. What did the author do after a day of lounging on the deck in Chapter 15?

4. What was the author's early morning job in Chapter 10?

5. Why did the author avoid going home to dinner in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author's acceptance seal his "coming of age" story?

2. Who was born in Chapter 11?

3. What does the author describe at Chapter 10's conclusion?

4. Where did Dagmar go in Chapter 11?

5. What did Dagmar do upon her return home from Denmark?

6. What were the author's jobs when he was 16 years old living in Florida?

7. Describe what happened between Jean and Dagmar while the author was in Europe.

8. Who did the author meet on the boat in Chapter 17?

9. What was the latest money making idea Jean had in Chapter 9?

10. What did the friend patronize the author about in Chapter 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and explain the way Conroy interconnects his narrative through the events and reactions to the events as if he remembers them in what seems like were random experiences.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss Conroy's purpose for switching from present to past tenses throughout his memories in "Stop-Time".

Essay Topic 3

Explain how the author's recollections in his writing display a gained insight from the time the events actually took place to the time in which he writes "Stop-Time" by using some examples from the text.

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