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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 balance in Jonah's checking account in Chapter 9?

2. What type of jewelry did Allison get when she was 17?

3. In Chapter 1, how long has Allison been estranged from her mother?

4. How long has it been since Milly's parents divorced?

5. What is Aubrey's job at the resort?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event does Mildred invite her grandchildren to, and what are they to wear?

2. What does Milly wear for a work uniform?

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

4. What does Catmint House look like from the outside?

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

6. How does Mildred react when her children want to go to Rob Valentine's party in June of 1996?

7. How has Allison felt since her father died?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A butterfly effect is the theory that small changes can lead to a chain of events. What are a number of events in the book that might be attributed to the butterfly effect? What is communicated about the butterfly effect through these events?

Essay Topic 2

Milly makes a comment to Aubrey that the "Story family is seriously messed up" (109). Why does Milly make that comment? What do other characters say about the family and whether it is normal or abnormal? Is the family eccentric of dysfunctional?

Essay Topic 3

What, historically, has been the Story family's relationship to forgiveness? What does Archer say about for forgiveness to Milly?

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