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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. Which of the following words does Harry use to describe Mr. Calvert?

2. What composer does Ginny listen to while talking to her father?

3. What is the name of Robert's mother?

4. What part of the world is a cuckoo from?

5. What is the chef at the restaurant getting for Andy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ginny think Joe was sent to prison?

2. What does Andy say he identifies as?

3. What is Ginny's opinion of Mr. Calvert's paintings?

4. Why does Ginny think Rhianna is in a better situation than she?

5. What does Ginny know about Glynn Williams?

6. What romantic ideals does Rhiannon hold about Ginny's current situation?

7. What does Andy say about Joe Chicago?

8. What did Ginny think a death bed was as a child?

9. What problem does Helen have with her father?

10. What does Ginny know about social workers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What influence have the following people had on Ginny's life?

1. Her father.

2. Her mother.

3. Andy.

4. Rhiannon.

Essay Topic 2

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

How does Ginny develop as an artist? What major events happen in this story that change Ginny's mind about what art means?

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