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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. Why does Emily find Jack's book difficult?
2. When Emily wakes at night in Part 2: Chapter 2, what does she find Jack doing?
3. In what season does Jack decide to take Emily on a trip?
4. What is Emily frightened of when Sarah tells her she is going to a game?
5. What is Andrew embarrassed about in his relationship with Emily?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Emily learn in a letter from Sarah?
2. 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?
3. Describe Andrew and Emily's relationship in Part 1: Chapter 4.
4. What happens when Emily and Jack return to Iowa City?
5. In Part 1: Chapter 3, Emily decides to go to a movie alone. What happens instead?
6. Discuss what happens with Jack and his poetry in Part 2: Chapter 2.
7. What happens for Emily in the year break Andrew takes from their relationship?
8. In Part 1: Chapter 4, the differences between Emily and Sarah become more apparent. Describe those differences.
9. In Part 1: Chapter 2, why is Emily scolded for being childish?
10. In Part 1: Chapters 1 through 2, what are the differences between Emily and Sarah?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Abuse plays a major role in The Easter Parade. Discuss abuse in the novel, looking at both emotional and physical. Choose one character and explore how abuse has shaped his or her life.
Essay Topic 2
Who is your favorite character? Why do you like this character? Use at least three examples from the text. Who is your least favorite character? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Several characters in The Easter Parade are writers. What are their attitudes towards writing? Are they successful as writers? Do they share any of the same traits? Discuss writers as characters.
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