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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. In Chapter 11, what did the author have in common with the person he hitchhiked with?

2. What was the author's boss's name in Chapter 15?

3. What did the second person the author hitchhiked with dream of being?

4. After Dagmar left, who moved in with the author?

5. Where did the author go in the spring, in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the author describe working in Chapter 15?

2. Describe the author's experience hitch-hiking.

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

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

5. Why did the author decide to return home after running away?

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

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

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

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

10. What did Jean do to try and get Dagmar back?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and explain the importance of the author's first recalled memory of the book.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast how a plot is more applicable to fiction and a story is more applicable to an autobiography by using examples of Conroy's autobiography, "Stop-Time".

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the scene with the elevator breakdown to Alison's emotional and mental instability.

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