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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 16, what jewelry is Milly wearing to the gala?

2. For how many minutes does Allison brush her teeth after the pregnancy test is positive?

3. In Chapter 17, about how many guests see Jonah and Milly kissing?

4. How old was Aubrey when her father taught her to ride a bike?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 19, how many cups of coffee has Milly already had?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Allison tries to talk to Matt about the pregnancy?

2. What happens when Jonah and Milly are on the balcony?

3. Where do the cousins go when they are early for the funeral and what do they do there?

4. What does Milly like about the dress that she wears for the gala?

5. What is Anders' story when he arrives at the gala?

6. What is learned from a medical report Hazel brings over in Chapter 24 and what speculations are made about the information?

7. Why is Anders the only one that Allison can talk to about her fear of being pregnant?

8. What had Milly thought would happen when she met her grandmother, and what does she think of their meeting at brunch?

9. What does Allison plan to shoplift from the pharmacy, and who catches her?

10. What does Jonah tell Aubrey when she wonders why Milly is so curt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Allison was disinherited by her mother when she was in college. Does Allison understand why she was disinherited? Were her siblings disinherited as well? How has being disinherited affected her as a person?

Essay Topic 2

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

Essay Topic 3

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in the novel? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? Why might research be required to understand allusions?

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