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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. In Chapter 3, what does Milly bring her cousins to drink?

2. Where does Aubrey have a birthmark?

3. What does Aubrey's mother do for a living?

4. What color dress is Milly wearing when she lands on Gulf Cove Island for the first time?

5. When is a band called Rock On with the Asteroids playing at Dunes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Donald Camden want the cousins to do instead of working at the resort, and what does Milly think of the offer?

2. How does Allison bribe Milly into going to Gull Cove Island for the summer?

3. How does the band end their set at Dunes, and what does Milly realize?

4. In Chapter 2, when is the last time that Aubrey saw any of her Story relatives, and how does she describe the visit?

5. What does Mildred Story look like when her grandchildren meet her?

6. What does Aubrey reveal her father did that has affected her family in Chapter 10?

7. How does Jonah describe Aubrey when he meets her?

8. How does Jonah describe MIlly?

9. What money did Jonah have for college and what happened to it?

10. What preparations are being made for a party in June 1996?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How long has Allison’s father been deceased in 1996? What does Allison feel now that he is gone? What do her feelings reveal about grief?

Essay Topic 2

Milly, Jonah, and Aubrey receive an invitation to work at Gull Cove Resort. What reservations do they have about accepting the invitation? What do they finally decide about whether to accept the job offer or not, and why?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about events that happened before the story begins. How does the author use backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about the past in The Cousins?

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