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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Emily begin doing in the afternoons in Part 2: Chapter 2?
(a) Taking Jack to therapy appointments.
(b) Taking Jack on long walks.
(c) Shopping.
(d) Reading.

2. How many children does Sarah have?
(a) Three sons.
(b) Two sons.
(c) Four sons.
(d) Three daughters.

3. What does Sarah explain to Emily in Part 1:Chapter 2 when they are eating Popsicles?
(a) Sex.
(b) Sarah teaches Emily how to play tennis.
(c) She teaches her how to sew.
(d) Divorce.

4. What do Emily and Jack do under a tree in Part 2: Chapter 2?
(a) Eat a picnic.
(b) Talk about their future.
(c) Make love.
(d) Write a poem together.

5. Where does Jack decide to take Emily in Part 2: Chapter 2?
(a) To New York.
(b) To Europe.
(c) To California.
(d) On a cruise.

6. On which holiday does Emily eavesdrop on her parents?
(a) Valentine's Day.
(b) Easter.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Christmas.

7. Who does Emily travel with at the end of Part 2: Chapter 2?
(a) With Pookie.
(b) With Jack.
(c) With Sarah.
(d) She travels alone.

8. Emily and the soldier go to Central Park where Emily loses what?
(a) Her sunglasses.
(b) Her shoe.
(c) Her virginity.
(d) Her wallet.

9. Why does the relationship between Emily and the merchant seaman end?
(a) He decides he wants to explore homosexuality.
(b) Emily is no longer interested in him.
(c) He is called to work.
(d) He wife returns.

10. What happens to Emily at the beginning of Part 2?
(a) She graduates college.
(b) She graduates high school.
(c) She wins the lottery.
(d) She gets married.

11. What does Emily explain to the neighborhood children?
(a) Divorce.
(b) The Easter Bunny.
(c) The color of the sky.
(d) Sex.

12. In Part 1: Chapter 1, where do Emily and Sarah go to visit their father?
(a) The local museum.
(b) To an apartment one street over.
(c) The newspaper.
(d) Miami, FL.

13. Why does the trip Jack takes Emily on turn sour?
(a) Emily wanted to go somewhere else.
(b) Their flights are cancelled.
(c) Jack loses his wallet.
(d) Jack keeps making comparisons with a prior trip.

14. Sarah and Tony get married in what season of 1941?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

15. Who is the first character mentioned in The Easter Parade?
(a) Tony Wilson.
(b) Pookie.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Emily.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Andrew and Emily at the end of Chapter 4?

2. What does Emily begin writing an article about at the beginning of Part 2: Chapter 2?

3. How does Emily react to the news of Sarah's project?

4. Which topic does Emily choose to write about for a magazine article but never finishes?

5. What does Emily remain hopeful about, prompted by a overheard conversation between her parents?

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