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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. Where does Emily live before she goes to college?
3. Why does Emily's family push her to do this?
4. When Emily wakes at night in Part 2: Chapter 2, what does she find Jack doing?
5. After Sarah graduates from high school, she gets a job working where?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part 1: Chapter 3, in what ways does it become clear to the reader that Emily is now the narrating character?
2. In Part 1: Chapter 4, the differences between Emily and Sarah become more apparent. Describe those differences.
3. Is there a rivalry between the two Grimes sisters?
4. Discuss what happens with Jack and his poetry in Part 2: Chapter 2.
5. Describe what happens when Emily and Jack visit Sarah and her family.
6. What are the negative effects of choosing an authorial voice versus a character as narrator?
7. Describe Pookie and Emily's visit to the country cottage where Sarah lives in Part 1: Chapter 3.
8. Why is Emily disappointed with Jack after they move to a new place?
9. How can all of the writers as characters be described in Part 2: Chapter 2?
10. What is Sarah trying to write a book about?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Death is an inevitable part of life for the Grimes family and several funerals are attended over the course of the novel. Discuss death in the novel, focusing not only on the literal meaning.
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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