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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. In Chapter 14, who comes over to eat Chinese with Evie and her husband, when Paul is just returned from his trip?

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

3. Who was the lookout for Elsa and Gerhard in Chapter 5?

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

5. In Chapter 11, what did Kitty point out when Elsa was telling how Hitler was moving toward war?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Mrs. Ames prepared for the Milton's arrival in June of 1959?

2. What did Kitty think of Elsa when she met her in Chapter 11?

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

4. In Chapter 3, where did Kitty go in the days after Neddy's death?

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

6. What did Elsa want Kitty to take?

7. How did Len and Reg meet?

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

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

10. In the beginning of the novel, what do men in a boat see when they come to Crockett's Island?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the book, some characters are described in more detail than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

Moss was a troubled man who was not looking forward to becoming a banker. What did Moss long to do? How did the loss of his dreams lead to his death?

Essay Topic 3

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. What is the overall mood of the novel? What color or colors would you choose to describe the mood in the book?

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