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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 Gary make for himself to drink in this section?

2. Who does Melissa call her best friends?

3. Why is Caroline afraid to leave the house?

4. What does Enid ask Alfred to buy for her in this section?

5. Who does Gary say is clinically depressed?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alfred worry Enid just before the cruise?

2. Why does Enid decide it is best not to have a porthole?

3. How does Gitanas worry Chip in this section?

4. Describe Gitanas Misevious.

5. What is Caroline's reason for not going to St. Judes for Christmas?

6. Why does Alfred think the blacks will destroy America?

7. Why does Julie dislike Chip's script?

8. Why is Caroline so alone?

9. What kind of relationship does Chip think one should have with their parents?

10. Why does Caroline have a problem with Enid?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Chip splitting from his girlfriend at the beginning of the book affect him? What does the way he reacted to the break up say about his feelings for her?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Alfred's illness.

1. How has Alfred's illness affected his everyday life?

2. How is Alfred's illness affecting his relationships?

3. What does the way Alfred deals with his illness say about his character?

Essay Topic 3

What pressure have Enid and Alfred put on their children? How have their children coped with the pressure? What suggestions are there that Alfred's death releases some of the pressure the children feel to succeed?

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