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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. How long does Jim think he sits alone with Helen after she breathes her last?

2. How old is Jim's son, Larry?

3. Where do Pam's children live?

4. Where did Gloria Beach used to work?

5. In what religion was Lucy Barton raised?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two stories does Lucy tell Olive in Book 2, Chapter 3, and what does Olive think of the stories?

2. What altercation do Jim and Larry have after Helen dies?

3. When and where is Gloria Beach's body found?

4. Where was Jim when Helen died?

5. What is Helen's last request to Bob?

6. Why does Charlene decide not to read Lucy's memoir?

7. What challenge does Bob Burgess face with Matthew Beach's case?

8. In Tell Me Everything, Book 1, Chapter 1, who does the narrator say the story is about?

9. How did Olive describe her parents' marriage?

10. What advice does Bob give Pam when she comes to talk to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lucy calls Janice and Bob sin-eaters. Why does Lucy refer to them as sin-eaters?

Essay Topic 2

Grief is a feeling of loss, usually because of the death of a loved one. How does Jim struggle after his wife dies? How does he attempt to cope with her death?

Essay Topic 3

Love is a theme in Tell Me Everything. What does the novel reveal about love, connection, and the many forms of love?

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