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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 8, what color dress coat is a woman wearing who asks for a half-caff soy mocha?

2. How old was April's father when he played guitar at a coffee house in Syracuse?

3. What is April's mother's name?

4. In Chapter 3, what type of ring does April's dad have?

5. What time does April get up in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does April stay when she gets near Ithaca?

2. In Chapter 14, how does April end up staying at Adam's place?

3. How does April fix her hand so she can work in Chapter 12?

4. What ring does April find in her father's truck, and what does she realize about the history of the ring?

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

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

7. How did April start working for Margo?

8. In Chapter 19, what do Adam and April share about things that scare them?

9. How does Adam find Carly a place to live?

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

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 2

April is 16 at the beginning of The People We Keep. How do the events in the book help April mature and grow in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

April’s father neglects her. How would you describe the relationship and between April and her father? How does April make peace with their relationship after his death?

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