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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 does a lady buy Tom in Chapter 25?

2. How old was Mrs. Bongiovanni when her father died fighting Mussolini?

3. In Chapter 25, why does Tom go into a bagel shop?

4. What type of vehicle does Drew drive in Chapter 28?

5. What is wrong with Doug and Minh's son?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 27, where does Tom reconnect with Jamey?

2. What work does Tom remember doing on Primrose Lane?

3. In Chapter 25, when Tom leaves the bagel shop, what is he given and what does he do with it?

4. How can Tom leave after he is taken to jail, and why does he stay in jail?

5. How does Tom connect with Mrs. Bongiovanni?

6. Why are Doug and Minh living in 8?

7. Why does Tom remember that he drove Trina places that she wanted to go?

8. When Tom gets Drew's phone number from Ronnie, why does she say she is worried about Ronnie?

9. What is Trina's bathroom like?

10. Why does Tom ask Jamey to drive him Amherst?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tom was a carpenter before his accident. Why was being a carpenter important to him?

Essay Topic 2

Tom decides that living with chronic pain is like dealing with a bad marriage. Why does Tom equate living with chronic pain to a bad marriage?

Essay Topic 3

Setting is the place where a story happens. Where does Such Kindness take place? How does Tom feel about the place and why?

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