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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. Why did Ginny's father never marry her mother?

2. What kind of fish does Carlos give Andy to take away with him?

3. Who did Helen ask after?

4. What is Mr. Calvert's latest hobby?

5. Why is Andy darker than Ginny?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ginny remember about her time with her father as a child?

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

3. How does the author describe Harry and Angie Lime?

4. What does Ginny know about Glynn Williams?

5. What does Andy say he identifies as?

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

7. Why did Ginny think the people at her school were stupid?

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

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

10. Why is the bridge newer than the rest of the road?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Ginny's character to the person she was at the beginning of the book to who she is at the end.

1. What did Ginny hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes her ideas about life?

3. How has Ginny's character changed by the end of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the book's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas?

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

Essay Topic 3

How does it affect both Robert and Ginny when they hear their Grandparents are racist? In what way does it show the difference between Ginny and Robert? What kind of environment would Ginny's Grandparents been brought up in to have such beliefs?

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