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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. What does Sarah explain to Emily in Part 1:Chapter 2 when they are eating Popsicles?

2. What does Sarah tell Emily that she has a talent for?

3. Who do Jack and Emily visit in Part 2: Chapter 1?

4. What is Emily's mood after Jack and Emily move?

5. Where does Emily go at the end of Part 2: Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Why is Emily disappointed with Jack after they move to a new place?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Describe Andrew and Emily's relationship in Part 1: Chapter 4.

9. In Part 1: Chapter 2, why is Emily scolded for being childish?

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

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

Discuss time. Yates starts in Tenafly, NY in the 1930s and travels decades over the course of the novel. The novel, just over 200 pages, spans nearly the entirety of Emily and Sarah's lives. Which parts could have been sped up? Slowed down?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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