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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. How many layers does Phoebe want on her wedding cake?

2. How does Paul stay home while David is missing?

3. What is Phoebe on a waiting list for?

4. What does David show Paul a picture of when he talks about potential?

5. What is the name of Paul's girlfriend in Paris?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Phoebe doing when Caroline found her inside a pipe?

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

4. How did David die, and how does Paul feel when he hears the news?

5. What happens when Paul wakes up after making a huge mess in the darkroom?

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

7. What did David say he did after Phoebe's memorial?

8. What does Norah realize while they all drive back after picking up Paul from prison?

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

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

David's past largely affected the course of David's life. What experiences from his past had this influence, and how did these influences change his relationships with others?

Essay Topic 2

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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