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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 does Peter respond to Emily's threats in Part 3: Chapter 3?

2. What does a phone call Emily receives in Part 2: Chapter 3 prompt Emily to do?

3. Why does Emily's refuse Sarah's question in Part 3: Chapter 1?

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

5. What does Emily demand to know from Peter on the drive in Part 3: Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Emily call Peter in Part 3: Chapter 3?

2. Who is Michael Hogan?

3. Do you consider Emily to be successful in Part 2: Chapters 3 and 4?

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

5. Why is Pookie hospitalized?

6. Discuss Emily's feelings of loneliness in Part 3: Chapter 3.

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

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

9. Do you agree with Emily that Tony killed Sarah or do you disagree?

10. What does Emily do to help Sarah in Part 2: Chapter 4?

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

How are male characters portrayed in The Easter Parade? Compare two to three male characters to the female characters in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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