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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 much younger was Evelyn than Joan?

2. What seafood was served in Chapter 11?

3. In what class did Evie meet her husband?

4. In Chapter 4, what were the dates of the life of Henry written on a gravestone?

5. When did Ogden serve on FDR's advisory board?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Kitty's thoughts in Chapter 1, as she headed to the Philharmonic?

2. How did Kitty appear to be doing after Neddy's death, and how was she really doing in Chapter 6?

3. What photograph do Evie and Paul discuss in Chapter 17?

4. In Chapter 7, what picture does Evie have of her grandparents?

5. How did Kitty and Ogden have the house on Crockett Island fixed up?

6. How did Len and Reg meet?

7. What did Elsa want Kitty to take?

8. In Chapter 9, what does Evie think about the Big House?

9. What happened at the end of Chapter 1?

10. How did Evelyn and Dickie's relationship unfold?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How were the Miltons labelled and perceived by other characters in the novel. Did they live up to these assumptions, or did they defy them?

Essay Topic 2

Joan had seizures. What were some words that were used to describe her seizures? What limitations was it thought that her seizures put upon her? What is revealed about attitudes toward epilepsy through Joan’s experiences?

Essay Topic 3

The island became a favorite place for the Miltons. What did the island symbolize?

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