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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 comes to Crockett Island when Ogden and Kitty are there at the end of Chapter 10?

2. Where did Elsa say that the stocks for guns were being made in Chapter 11?

3. In Chapter 16, how many of Moss's pieces had been played in the Village?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened at the end of Chapter 1?

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

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

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

7. How did Len and Reg meet?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Reg felt racism everywhere he went. What experience had Reg had as a black man in America? What racism did he experience? Did he think the way black were treated would change anytime soon - why or why not?

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 Miltons had definite ideas about behavior and one’s station in life. What is revealed about behavior and environment through the Miltons?

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