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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 old was John Caldwell in 1978?

2. Who got out of a cab at the hospital just as Albert got in?

3. What was the name of the police officer who came to tell Hazel they had found Vik's remains?

4. When Manny served in Vietnam, when was a Lieutenant Spitz killed standing atop sandbags?

5. How long after John's son died, did Sydney die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Fil find in her father's desk, and why was she upset?

2. Who did John and Erwin see in the lobby of the hospital when they arrived?

3. Where was Vikram Patel when John left the YMCA?

4. How did Manny remember that a man named Lieutenant Spitz died when he was in Vietnam?

5. Where did Erica accompany Albert when she worked for him?

6. How did Sal Fumoso run films at the decommissioned Penn Yards YMCA?

7. What does Hazel like to pretend about her husband at the end of Part 3, Chapter 25?

8. What did Erwin see coming toward him as he stood trying to decide what to do with the fish he came to throw away?

9. How was the snow described in Part 3, Chapter 16?

10. How did John's son die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Logic has been important in Albert’s life. Why has logic been important in Albert’s life? How has he relied on logic throughout his life? How does logic fail him with his mental deterioration?

Essay Topic 2

Albert and Erwin get to know one another as Erwin administers memory tests to Albert. How does the relationship develop between the men? How would you describe the relationship between them? What connections develop between them and why?

Essay Topic 3

Hazel struggles to believe that her husband is dead. Why does Hazel struggle to believe that her husband is dead? How does her grief affect her life?

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