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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. At the beginning of Chapter 1, where is Milly?

2. What is Hazel's mother's name?

3. Who does Milly go to see at the beginning of Chapter 10?

4. What month is it in Chapter 1?

5. What type of business does Jonah's family have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How has Allison felt since her father died?

3. Where does Brittany invite Jonah to go in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

7. How did Allison and her three brothers grow up, and why are they estranged from their mother?

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

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

10. How does Jonah describe MIlly?

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

Aubrey has a four-year relationship with her boyfriend, Thomas. What does Aubrey realize about her relationship with Thomas when she goes to Gull Cove? Why does she take a second look at their relationship and then break up with him?

Essay Topic 3

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does the author use foreshadowing in The Cousins? What questions does foreshadowing cause readers to ask themselves? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?

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