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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 is the name of the art gallery owner?

2. What is the title of the magazine Stuart gives to Rhiannon?

3. What is the title of Chapter 15?

4. What is the title of Chapter 17?

5. What does Ginny think is a disease?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Ginny feel a connection with Helen?

5. In what way does Ginny's argument with Robert improve her relationship with him?

6. Why is it ironic that Ginny tells lies to get into the art gallery?

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

8. What does Ginny find out about herself from her meeting with her mother?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Ginny remember about her childhood? How have these events from Ginny's childhood affected her? How does Ginny recover from the traumas of her early years?

Essay Topic 2

What does the broken bridge symbolize in the story? What does the broken bridge state about relationships?

Essay Topic 3

What do the students think is Ginny's future? What suggestions are there in the book that her life will develop in this way?

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