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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. Who is the youngest of Sarah and Tony's children?

2. What does Emily want to ask Sarah's sons in Part 3: Chapter 2?

3. What is Emily's job in Part 3: Chapter 1?

4. Who calls Emily on the phone in Part 2: Chapter 3?

5. What does Emily find when she goes to Sarah's hotel the same night as they had lunch?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tony do after Sarah's funeral?

2. What happens with Emily and Howard's relationship at the end of Part 3: Chapter 2?

3. Describe the party that Emily attends thrown by a friend in Part 3: Chapter 3.

4. Why is Pookie hospitalized?

5. Why do you think that Emily tells her lovers about her sister's misfortunes?

6. Who is Michael Hogan?

7. Why does Emily refuse to help Sarah when she thinks about leaving Tony?

8. What happens at the beginning of Part 2: Chapter 3?

9. How does Emily compare herself to Peter?

10. What are Sarah and Tony's sons doing in Part 3: Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The opening of the novel reads, "Neither of the Grimes sister would have a happy life, and looking back it always seemed that the trouble began with their parents' divorce." Discuss the opening line in relation to the entirety of the novel. How does this first line set up the tone for the novel? What is meant by having a "happy life"?

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

As a child, Emily feels inadequate compared to Sarah. How does this feeling of inadequacy extend into adulthood? What can be said for sibling rivalry in The Easter Parade?

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