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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 boy Nick and Colleen adopted?

2. What does Denise Brian thinks she should be more like?

3. Who did Denise find a message from when she returned to Philadelphia from New York?

4. What is the name of the restaurant that Denise works at?

5. Who is the envelope addressed to that Denise finds in the cabinet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Denise find out about Alfred in this section?

2. What problems does Albert have in this section?

3. Why does Denise agree with Robin that they should stop seeing each other?

4. What problems in Enid having in this section?

5. How did Robin become friends with the Flamberg family?

6. How does Chip get from Vilnius to St. Jude?

7. How does Dr. Hibbard help Enid?

8. What does this section express about Gary's relationship with his father?

9. What does Denise tell Chip in her emails?

10. Describe Denise's time at Skidmore College.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the roles of Brian and Robin in the novel? How do they affect Denise and the decisions she makes? How would the story would change if they were not part of it?

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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