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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 Chapter 1, what time do Mrs. Varnick's lights in her trailer usually go out?

2. In Chapter 2, when does Gary at Gary's Tap Room want April to play at his place?

3. After training, what does Carly pay an hour at Cafe Decadence?

4. In Chapter 21, where do Adam and April go when she gets off work early?

5. After Margo broke up with April's father, when would Margo and April get together and do Margo's laundry together?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does April realize about the relationship she has with Matty?

2. What does April do on her lunch hour in Chapter 15?

3. Who does April call when she gets to Ithaca, and how does that person try to help her?

4. How did Margo and April begin seeing one another?

5. What does April's father do after she takes his truck and gets groceries?

6. In Chapter 16, what does Adam tell April about himself?

7. Where does April get a job and what does it pay?

8. How did April start working for Margo?

9. Why does April take Carly to Adam's in Chapter 24?

10. When and where does April call Margo in Chapter 20?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An analogy is the comparison of an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar or to help readers understand characters, events, or concepts. What are some analogies Larkin uses in the novel? How do these analogies help readers comprehend characters, events or concepts?

Essay Topic 2

Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What are the settings in The People We Keep? How do the settings evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Arnie is the owner of a dive bar in Binghamton. What type of relationship do Arnie and April have? Why is their relationship important to April?

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