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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. Who does Ginny have an argument with in this section?

2. What county's paintings are on show at the Les Mysteres exhibit?

3. Who abused Tony when he was a child?

4. Who does Ginny think she is falling in love with?

5. What is the title of Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ginny think art is a disease?

2. How does the author view the retirement years?

3. Why does Ginny get angry when she goes to see Helen?

4. What important information does Ginny find out in a magazine?

5. What does Ginny's Grandma think about Ginny's mother?

6. How does Ginny's mother react when they meet?

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

8. What does Helen confide to Ginny?

9. What does Ginny find out about Joe Chicago in this section?

10. What major turning point happens at the end of this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Robert become an important part of Ginny's life? What does he help Ginny find out more about herself?

Essay Topic 2

Look at the structure of the book.

How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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