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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. At the end of Chapter 14, who was in a photograph that Paul shows Evie?

2. Where was a church that Kitty liked to go to at the end of Chapter 3?

3. How old was Willy Hoffman when he was killed?

4. To whom did the Miltons sell their bank?

5. In Chapter 15, how old was Kitty Milton?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Kitty feel at the end of Chapter 10 when she saw Willy?

2. Where did Ogden and Kitty live in Chapter 15?

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

4. What does Evie think about her mother in Chapter 2?

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

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

7. What did Reg and Len see when they went to Moss's party in Chapter 16?

8. What do Kitty, Ogden, Dunc, and Pris see when they approach Crockett Island in Chapter 8?

9. In Chapter 5, what would Gerhard and Elsa do in Chapter 5?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did Moss mean when he had the idea that blacks and whites could walk through the same doors? What is conveyed about the limitation of race or religious background through his ideas and conversations with Reg?

Essay Topic 2

Ogden expected Moss to follow him into the family business. What expectations did Ogden and Kitty have for their children? What is revealed about family expectations and the burdens they can cause?

Essay Topic 3

Elsa was hanged by the Nazis. How did Ogden feel when he learned about Elsa’s death? How did Dunc and Kitty feel? Were they responsible for her death?

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