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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. Who is Harold Schneider?
(a) The newspaper delivery boy.
(b) Pookie's boyfriend.
(c) Sarah's boyfriend.
(d) Emily's friend from next door.

2. Who is Tony Wilson?
(a) Sarah's boss.
(b) A local celebrity.
(c) The mayor.
(d) The upstairs neighbor's son.

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

4. Whom does the space that Pookie moves to belong to?
(a) Tony's parents.
(b) Tony's sister.
(c) Jack's parents.
(d) Walter's mistress.

5. Why is Emily worried at her father's funeral?
(a) Because she can't stop crying.
(b) She thinks that no one will show up.
(c) Because she cannot cry.
(d) Because there are no flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pookie do at Sarah and Tony's wedding?

2. Why does Emily take her first job after graduating from college?

3. Sarah and Tony get married in what season of 1941?

4. After what length of time does Andrew say he will call Emily?

5. Which of Emily's qualities is Andrew Crawford impressed by?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Part 1: Chapter 4, the differences between Emily and Sarah become more apparent. Describe those differences.

3. What happens career-wise for Emily in Part 2: Chapter 1?

4. In Part 1: Chapter 2, why does Sarah's father, Walter Grimes, disapprove of his daughter's engagement?

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

6. Describe Emily and Sarah's relationship in Part 2: Chapter 1.

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

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

9. Discuss what happens with Jack and his poetry in Part 2: Chapter 2.

10. Do Emily and Andrew have a happy marriage?

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