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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 a documentary Stella does, what does a Nebraska Klansman convert to?

2. In Chapter 18, who sat with Lewyn on the bus when he returned to Cornell?

3. How many siblings did Rochelle have?

4. In Chapter 24, where did Harrison say that Eli believed his family migrated from?

5. In Chapter 22, what was Lewyn studying in his art history class?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 23, why did Sally struggle with not telling Merry Willit about the wonderful finds and how did she make peace with taking the things they did?

2. Where does Lewyn live in Chapter 27?

3. What did Sally learn when she made an uninvited trip to Rochelle's house?

4. In Chapter 24, what were Lewyn's thoughts about his mother?

5. What was Harriet's house like in Chapter 16?

6. How had Salo had two lives over the years?

7. In Chapter 26, what sport does Phoebe participate in and why?

8. What did Sally decide to do for spring break after Rochelle took her to the train station?

9. Where did Johanna ask Lewyn to go with her during spring break in Chapter 18?

10. How did Sally, Harrison, and Lewyn travel to the Vineyard in Chapter 24?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Harrison felt that Walden had ideologically indoctrinated him and his siblings since preschool. Why does Harrison dislike Walden? What type of education would he have preferred and why?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does Korelitz use artistic license to create the realistic background of The Latecomer?

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