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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. How is Sarah injured when Pookie leaves her with a neighbor?

2. What type of company does Emily work for?

3. What does Emily decide to do when she and Jack return home from their trip?

4. Who is Tony Wilson?

5. Where is Sarah working when she is required to attend the Easter Parade?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is divorce a subject of Part 1: Chapters 1-2?

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

3. What happens for Emily in the year break Andrew takes from their relationship?

4. In Part 1: Chapter 3, Emily decides to go to a movie alone. What happens instead?

5. Why is Emily disappointed with the trip she and Jack take to Europe?

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

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

8. Is there a rivalry between the two Grimes sisters?

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

10. Who is Jack Flanders?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

What is the significance of the Easter Parade Sarah and Tony attend in Part 1? Discuss it's context in relation to the rest of the novel.

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