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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 do after a day of lounging on the deck in Chapter 15?

2. Who was the author's second ride with in Chapter 11?

3. How did the author charm the people he met at dinner in Chapter 15?

4. What language did the author study in Chapter 10?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where did Dagmar go in Chapter 11?

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

4. Where was the author going in Chapter 17?

5. Who did the author live with after Dagmar left?

6. Where did the author attend school in Europe?

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

8. Where did the author travel during the spring, and what did he find out there in Chapter 19?

9. Why did the author avoid going home for dinner after school in Chapter 13?

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

Explain how the events and descriptions of Conroy's memories are an example of a "coming of age" story.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and analyze how the policeman and disillusionment to the author's archetypal life pattern relate to a typical emotional state found in teenagers.

Essay Topic 3

Explain what Conroy's acceptance into Haverford means to him and the overall theme of "Stop-Time".

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