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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 July of 1996, what type of sculptures is Mildred buying?

2. How many messages has Allison left Matt that he has not responded to in July 1996?

3. What statue is Donald Camden looking at when Allison comes down the stairs for the gala?

4. When were Mildred and Abraham engaged?

5. What time does Aubrey wake in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Aubrey's visit with Mildred go?

2. How does Allison lose the baby?

3. What does Oona think about the autopsy report that Hazel found in her grandfather's desk?

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

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

6. What does Archer explain in Chapter 11?

7. How does Archer apologize to Jonah in Chapter 18?

8. What does Donald Camden tell Aubrey and Milly when they meet with him in Chapter 19?

9. What slips out of Aubrey's pocket in Chapter 22?

10. What is Mildred wearing when the cousins come over for brunch?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Milly has always fantasized about her mother’s life because of a picture of her at 18 dressed in a ball gown and wearing a diamond necklace. What do readers know about how Allison was feeling the evening that picture was taken? How does the photograph give the appearance that Allison is happy and has everything? Why is the photograph deceiving regarding Allison and how she is feeling?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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