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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. Where does Jack decide to take Emily in Part 2: Chapter 2?

2. How many children does Sarah have?

3. What does Walter Grimes die of?

4. Where is Sarah's scar located?

5. Whom does the space that Pookie moves to belong to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Discuss what happens with Jack and his poetry in Part 2: Chapter 2.

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

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

5. Who is Jack Flanders?

6. Describe Jack and Emily's relationship.

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

8. How can all of the writers as characters be described in Part 2: Chapter 2?

9. Do Emily and Andrew have a happy marriage?

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

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

What are the family dynamics in The Easter Parade? Compare family life from the beginning of the text to the end. Compare the Grimes family to the Wilson family.

Essay Topic 3

Emily is an optimistic character. Even though her parents are divorced, she remains hopeful that they will get back together. What does this hopefulness do for her? Does she retain this optimism for her entire life? Select no less than two scenes that exhibit hopefulness and her optimism.

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