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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. How does Sarah keep in touch with Emily in Part 3: Chapter 1?
(a) E-mails.
(b) Phone calls.
(c) Through other family members.
(d) Letters.

2. Why does Emily back away from Howard Dunninger?
(a) She discovers that he is poor.
(b) She discovers that he is working for another company.
(c) She discovers that he is gay.
(d) She discovers that he is married.

3. What does Emily use as a conversation piece at the beginning of Part 3: Chapter 1?
(a) Her parents.
(b) Her ex-husband.
(c) Sarah's circumstances.
(d) Her job.

4. Why does Pookie go to the hospital in Part 2: Chapter 3?
(a) Sarah and Emily make her go.
(b) To visit Tony's father.
(c) She has had a cerebral brain hemorrhage.
(d) She isn't feel well.

5. Why does Emily claim that she uses this topic as a conversation piece in Part 3: Chapter 1?
(a) Because of her own guilt.
(b) Because of her own anger.
(c) Because of her own anxiety.
(d) Because of her own confusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Emily been told is the cause of Sarah's death?

2. What does Sarah attempt to do at the end of Part 2: Chapter 4?

3. What does Emily want to ask Tony in Part 3: Chapter 2?

4. Who is Emily having these conversations with in Part 3: Chapter 1?

5. Where is Emily working in 1965?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the party that Emily attends thrown by a friend in Part 3: Chapter 3.

2. What does Emily do to help Sarah in Part 2: Chapter 4?

3. Why does Sarah call Emily in Part 2: Chapter 3? What does Emily do as a result of this call?

4. Why do you think that Emily tells her lovers about her sister's misfortunes?

5. What does it say about Emily that she is committed to Howard Dunninger?

6. What happens as a result of Emily's refusal to help Sarah when she considers leaving Tony?

7. What is Peter's reaction to Emily's outburst in the car on the way to his house?

8. What is happening career-wise for Emily in Part 3: Chapter 3?

9. Who is Michael Hogan?

10. Who is Howard Dunninger?

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