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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 old is Jennifer in 1960?

2. In what field does Jennifer learn that her husband works when she is in the hospital in 1960?

3. In Chapter 2, what color dress does Yvonne suggest Jennifer wear for the dinner party?

4. For the dinner party in Chapter 2, how many people are around the table?

5. After Jennifer leaves the hospital after her car accident, when is she to return for a check up with Dr. Hargreaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Clarissa's response when Anthony asks if he can write to his son, Phillip, when he goes to New York?

2. Where do Anthony and Jennifer finally make love?

3. What is Jennifer's new routine in December of 1960?

4. How do Anthony and Jennifer come to have dinner together in Chapter 5?

5. What does Jennifer learn about her lover from the letters she finds hidden around the house?

6. Why does Jennifer think that Reggie Carpenter might be her lover?

7. What does Jennifer tell Yvonne about the gaps in her memory, and how does Yvonne help fill in some of those gaps?

8. In Chapter 4, what does Jennifer know about herself by November, and how does she feel?

9. What happened to Anthony when he was in the Congo?

10. What happens with Moira after the office party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Laurence has made a fortune dealing in the mining and use of asbestos. How and why does Laurence hide the dangers of asbestos and how it has affected his workers?

Essay Topic 2

Juxtaposition is a literary device used to compare and contrast things. How does the author use juxtaposition to show the differences between Jennifer and Ellie’s lives? How does juxtaposition help readers understand similarities and differences between their lives?

Essay Topic 3

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting?

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