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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 20, where does Esme live?

2. What day of the week does Ellie meet Jennifer Stirling for the first time?

3. What is the name of Laurence and Jennifer's driver in Chapter 12?

4. How many times before Ellie's birthday in Chapter 19, have she and John spent an entire night together?

5. Where is John supposed to be when he shows up at Ellie's on her birthday in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what does Anthony sense is missing from Jennifer when they meet?

2. How was Anthony's evening after he saw Jennifer again in Chapter 14?

3. What is the move like at the Nation?

4. What do Corinne and Nicky do with Ellie for her birthday, and what gifts do they give her?

5. In Chapter 20, what has Ellie been thinking about John's wife?

6. Where is John going in Chapter 17?

7. Where do Ellie and Nicky meet weekly?

8. Why does Anthony think he should be reassigned to the Congo in Chapter 13?

9. Who is waiting for Ellie after she goes ice skating on her birthday?

10. In Chapter 12, what does Yvonne want Jennifer to do for her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Grief is a feeling of loss either from a death or a lost relationship. How does Jennifer grieve over Anthony? How does Anthony grieve over losing Jennifer? What do their actions reveal about coping with grief and how it is an individual process?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 3

Jennifer separates from Laurence and lives on her own with Esme. Why is Jennifer concerned about her ability to live on her own? How does she make a new life for herself and become independent? How does she meet the challenges she faces?

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