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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. Where did John say that Cynthia Mellins was living in 1978?
2. When John and Erwin were at the hospital trying to find Albert, how often did John say that he went to see his father?
3. What was the name of John's wife?
4. How long had Albert lived at the Apelles?
5. One Christmas, how many nights did Albert and Sydney spend at the Breckenridges' home?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did John have to walk to the hospital to try to find his father?
2. Who did John and Erwin see in the lobby of the hospital when they arrived?
3. Where did John Caldwell work in 1978, and what job did he really want?
4. What had Erwin learned about people and stories throughout the years, and how did he feel about being their confidante?
5. At the end of Part 3, Chapter 23, why did John try to hide in the hospital lobby?
6. Who was Tracy married to and what type of guy did John think he was?
7. How did Manny remember that a man named Lieutenant Spitz died when he was in Vietnam?
8. Who did Manny and Erwin see coming toward the apartment building in the storm?
9. What did John Caldwell do when Vik followed him after he left the YMCA?
10. What does Hazel like to pretend about her husband at the end of Part 3, Chapter 25?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Albert is 74 in most of the novel. How does old age affect Albert? Why does he think he is “lord of a crumbling manor” (181) because of old age?
Essay Topic 2
Hazel plans to follow Lazlo Brunn. How does Hazel plan to follow Lazlo Brunn? Why is her plan to follow him a way for her to escape her life?
Essay Topic 3
Allusions are figures of speech. What are allusions? How does the author use allusions? How can allusions be ambiguous references to people, places or things? Why might allusions be difficult for readers to understand and connect to ideas?
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