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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. Bertie is the only one in the Fetters family who has never _______________.

2. In what way are Kitty and her mother alike?

3. What has the family forgotten to do for the last two weeks?

4. What does Sabine show the boys before they go to school?

5. Why does Sabine like her visit so far with Parsifal's family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sabine make of the kiss from Kitty?

2. How does Bertie and Haas' behavior at the hospital remind Sabine of Parsifal and Phan?

3. Why does Dot think that her expectation that Guy would come home cause her to lose him forever?

4. Why is Kitty returning home for awhile and how do Dot and Sabine view this differently?

5. How are Sabine's memories of the Tonight Show performance different from how the Fetters family views it?

6. How is Parsifal's true past so different from the one Sabine had always envisioned?

7. Why does Sabine realize a newfound respect for Howard?

8. What is Sabine's dream as she naps with Kitty?

9. Why does Dot take Sabine to the top of a knoll?

10. How does Sabine finally understand why Parsifal had to escape his past?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the ongoing conflict between Howard and the rest of the Fetters family. What are the main sources of the conflicts? Why does it perpetuate? Why does Howard feel a special conflict with Sabine?

Essay Topic 2

Create a character study of Sabine. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Sabine?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the book's title? What are some other possible titles for the book. List at least five and cite your reasons for each.

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