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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 9, how many nights before the campground closes?

2. In Chapter 7, how long has it been since Margo and April's dad broke up?

3. What does Bodie drop in the espresso machine in Chapter 16?

4. What type of leggings is April wearing in Chapter 4?

5. How many rolls of quarters does April take in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Margo tell April her father decided to do about the car she took?

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

3. What does Bodie need help with and why when April comes to work in Chapter 18?

4. In Chapter 11, what does April remember about the time she stepped on a nail?

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

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

7. How does April get a car to leave Little River?

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

9. In Chapter 1, how do people react when April sings and plays her guitar at the Blue Moon?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Adam offers to let April sleep on his couch. Why does he offer to help her? Why is she reluctant to accept?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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