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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 is the name of Paul's girlfriend in Paris?

2. What does Paul do at his friend's house when the adults are gone?

3. Why does Bree come to Paris with Norah?

4. What does David say when Paul tells him where he is going to college?

5. Where does Paul choose to go when he runs away?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Phebe say about weddings while at Norah's wedding?

2. What does David do when he goes to visit Norah at her house after Rosemary leaves?

3. What has Phoebe had to learn not to do when in public?

4. What does Al decide after his accident at work, and how does Caroline respond to this?

5. What does Paul tell David he wants to do, and what is David's response to this?

6. What does David say to Rosemary when he awakens, tied up in his old house?

7. What do Norah and Paul talk about when Paul learns that his father has died?

8. What does David think about while he looks through the pictures Caroline left him?

9. What scares Caroline enough for her to file a police report?

10. How does Norah feel when she sits by the river with Frederick?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot, especially as Norah deals with the death of her daughter. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 2

What were some of the main differences between Phoebe and most of the other people around her? How did some people respond to these differences?

Essay Topic 3

Photography was a major theme and device in this book. Where did it appear, and how was it used to further the plot along in a unique way?

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