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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. What does Ginny show her mother when she arrives at the art gallery?

2. What did his fellow prisoners think Tony was in prison for?

3. How does Ginny's father react when he hears where Ginny has been?

4. Who does Ginny ask to pick her up from Helen's house?

5. Who does Ginny desire to paint in this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Death of Colonel Paul painting symbolize?

2. What does Joe tell Ginny about her father?

3. Why is Ginny so embarrassed when she meets Mr. Chalmers?

4. In what way is Ginny starting to think like an adult?

5. What does Ginny's father tell her about his own childhood?

6. What does Ginny think Joe's jacket means?

7. What does the returning of Joe's jacket symbolize for Ginny?

8. Why is it ironic that Baron Samedi temporarily possesses her mind?

9. Why can't Ginny feel anger towards her father?

10. How does Ginny want to deal with Joe Chicago?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author represent teenage years and its problems? How does the author change his representation to fit the story? What tone does the representation give the story?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

How does Robert's arrival affect Ginny? Why is she so against him and how do you think this affects Robert so soon after his mother's death?

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