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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. Where did Eli invite Harrison to come to a conference in the summer in Chapter 17?

2. How many students would be selected for the next Roarke class in Chapter 21?

3. In Chapter 17, how many students were at Roarke?

4. What was Jonas's friend Susie studying BYU in Chapter 22?

5. In Chapter 15, what was Lewyn's room number in Clara Dickson Hall?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Sally learn about Harriet Greene, the volunteer at the art gallery?

2. What conference did Eli invite Harrison to in Chapter 18?

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

4. How did Sally create a space for her in Harriet's house when Harriet invited her to live there?

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

6. What was Lewyn and Jonas's dorm room like?

7. What did Salo do before he left for Los Angeles in Chapter 25?

8. What does Phoebe learn about her birth?

9. What was the triplets birthday celebration always like?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Novels can be structured and divided in different ways. How does the structure of a novel provide clarity and flow to a story? What are chapter titles and subtitles? What are some purposes of chapter titles and subtitles? How does Korelitz use chapter titles and subtitles in The Latecomer?

Essay Topic 2

What type of person is Harrison? Why is he distant and cold to his family?

Essay Topic 3

Eli believes in racial color blindness. What is racial color blindness? How and why does Eli believe that people should be blind when it comes to race?

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