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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Walter Grimes's lover?
(a) Donna Garrity.
(b) Isabelle Hutz.
(c) Jennifer Lane.
(d) Irene Hammond.

2. What does Sarah tell Emily that she has a talent for?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Writing.
(c) Woodworking.
(d) Painting.

3. Where does Emily live before she goes to college?
(a) With Tony.
(b) With her mother.
(c) With her sister.
(d) With her father.

4. What state is Sarah planning to do research in for her project?
(a) New York.
(b) Montana.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Maine.

5. What does Emily remain hopeful about, prompted by a overheard conversation between her parents?
(a) That her parents will buy her a bicycle.
(b) That her parents will get back together.
(c) That she will get a vanilla cake for her birthday.
(d) She is hopeful that she passes her English test.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sarah abandon the book she was working on?

2. Who does Jack believe is his rival?

3. What does Jack tell Emily about this school's invitation?

4. Who does Sarah meet at her first job after graduation from high school?

5. Where does Emily's father take her to celebrate the news of the scholarship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is there a rivalry between the two Grimes sisters?

2. What is Sarah trying to write a book about?

3. How can all of the writers as characters be described in Part 2: Chapter 2?

4. What happens for Emily in the year break Andrew takes from their relationship?

5. What is Jack's temperament like in Part 2: Chapter 2?

6. Why are the first two chapters of Part 1 of The Easter Parade told in an authorial voice versus a character serving as the narrator?

7. Describe Pookie and Emily's visit to the country cottage where Sarah lives in Part 1: Chapter 3.

8. In Part 1: Chapters 1 through 2, what are the differences between Emily and Sarah?

9. What does Emily learn in a letter from Sarah?

10. Why does Pookie want to be close to Tony's parents?

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