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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 were the triplets when they entered the pre-K program at Walden?

2. Where did Johanna see Stella and Salo's son?

3. During Johanna's second summer at the American Society of Magazine Editors, how many interns had unexpected pregnancies?

4. What did Jonas get to eat at the end of Chapter 10?

5. How much older was Jonas than Lewyn in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What art did Salo's grandparents have on their walls, and what happened to the art when he applied to Cornell?

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

3. In Chapter 10, who was Lewyn's roommate?

4. What did it take for Salo and Johanna to have the triplets?

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

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

7. Why did Jonas spend two years in England before he came to college?

8. How were the triplets' personalities described in Chapter 5?

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

10. In Chapter 3, where did Johanna work and how did she get her job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The Oppenheimers are Jewish. What does being Jewish mean to Lewyn and Harrison?

Essay Topic 3

Phoebe reconciles her family. How and why does Phoebe bring reconciliation to her family?

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