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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 did Sally want to wear when she got to Cornell in Chapter 12?

2. In Chapter 12, how many freshmen women lived in Sally's dorm?

3. At the American Folk Art Museum, where does Sally meet Stella?

4. What staff do Johanna and Salo have when the triplets are born?

5. How old was Salo's girlfriend, Mandy Bernstein, when she died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Mandy Bernstein?

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

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

4. In Chapter 8, how was Johanna feeling about the triplets leaving home, and what did she decide to do?

5. In Chapter 14, what was the only thing that Sally and her brothers had in common?

6. How did Johanna like to say she and Salo met, and how did really they meet?

7. How did Sally and Lewyn get accepted to attend Cornell?

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

9. Why did Harrison quit eating chicken?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A character arc is the inner journey of a character in a book. What characters experience character arcs in The Latecomer? What is the difference between characters who experience a character arc and those who do not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Sally and Lewyn were often a team against Harrison. Why were they often a team against Harrison? How would you describe their relationship and why they are not close?

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