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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. What is the name of a man who thought Owen graduated from Roosevelt in 1994?

2. In "Keep Austin Weird," where does Hannh remember that Bailey wanted to go on the weekend with Bobby before her father disappeared?

3. What is the mascot for the University of Texas at Austin?

4. How long has it been since Owen helped Hannah pack up her apartment?

5. What type of shoes did Owen wear when he and Hannah were married?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does a memory Bailey has about a football stadium seem odd to Hannah?

2. A year ago, what chair did Owen want?

3. How does Hannah remember her wedding day?

4. What does Bailey remember that makes her realize that Hannah is right and her father is not really Owen Michaels?

5. What is happening as Part 1 ends?

6. Why does Carl call Hannah when she is in Austin?

7. What did Owen tell Hannah about himself when they first met?

8. In "Three Months Ago," why were Owen, Hannah, and Bailey staying in a hotel?

9. Why does Elenor McGovern at the Episcopal Church say it was not possible that Bailey was at a wedding at the church in the fall of 2008?

10. What do Bailey and Hannah discover when they see a photograph for Katherine Smith?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of The Last Thing He Told Me? Why is it not historical fiction?

Essay Topic 2

Bailey hopes the truth about her father will be found soon when she meets Professor Cookman. What words from Einstein does Cookman tell to Bailey? What does he want her to realize about truth?

Essay Topic 3

Bailey learns that her father is not who he has said that he is. How does Bailey feel when she learns that her father is not who he has said that he is? How does that revelation affect Bailey’s identity and sense of who she is?

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