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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 was Salo driving when his girlfriend, Mandy Bernstein, died?

2. At the end of Chapter 12, what time did Sally see her father come home when she was home for the holidays?

3. How long after Sally and Rochelle returned to campus in Chapter 14, did Rochelle have to go home for a couple of days?

4. On Harrison's first day supervising the school flocks, how many broiler was he to kill, pluck, and gut for dinner?

5. What color hair does the woman have who is volunteering in the Shaker exhibit in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Johanna went to a bookstore in Chapter 8, who did she see?

2. In Chapter 12, how did Sally spend her holidays?

3. How did Salo react when he saw a painting at a gallery in Krefeld, Germany?

4. Why did Salo move his painting to a warehouse?

5. Why did Harrison decide to attend Roarke?

6. Why did Harrison quit eating chicken?

7. What happened to Mandy Bernstein?

8. How long was Johanna on bedrest, and what was it like for her?

9. How did Salo meet Stella in 1993?

10. Where was Harrison planning to go to college after Roarke?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Sally angry when she realizes Lewyn and Rochelle are dating? What are her motives for revealing the relationship to the family?

Essay Topic 2

Johanna is 47 when Phoebe is conceived. What relationship does Johanna have with Phoebe? Why does Johanna struggle more with motherhood with Phoebe than with the triplets?

Essay Topic 3

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in The Latecomer? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? How do the allusions Korelitz uses help readers’ understanding of characters or concepts?

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