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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. Where does Ruth move to after Delaware?

2. Who was Halina hiding from in 1942?

3. What do Ruth and Andrew call their first child?

4. Who does Ruth stay with when she goes back to New York?

5. What does James wear for the wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Andrew and Ruth's relationship.

2. What problems do Ruth and Andrew have getting married?

3. In what way do Ruth and Andrew become more involved in religion in Chapter 23?

4. How is Delaware different from New York?

5. Describe the blood sacrifice of a chicken.

6. How does Andrew help Ruth get over her mother's death?

7. Describe Halina's time in an underground prison.

8. How does Ruth's relationship with Andrew affect her family life?

9. In what way does James think his mother is a success?

10. In what way does James' life take a turn for the better in Delaware?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine James' relationship with his mother.

1) How did James' mother help him become a success in life?

2) How does James' relationship with his mother develop throughout the book?

3) Why does it become so important for James to develop a stronger relationship with his mother?

Essay Topic 2

What events in James' early life influenced him to become a musician? How different do the students think James' life would have been if she had not grown up in poverty?

Essay Topic 3

Examine what the following generations experienced during their time in America:

1) Ruth's grandparents

2) Ruth's parents

3) Ruth and her siblings

4) James and his siblings

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