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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 30, what does April use to pack her clothes?

2. How old is Carly?

3. How long ago in Chapter 46 did Ethan's ex Rodney die in a car accident?

4. How does April get paid in Chapter 32?

5. What jacket does April take that belongs to Adam?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does April get when she and Carly go to hear Cat Skin, and what does she do with it?

2. How is April feeling in Chapter 53, and what does Ethan say about how she is feeling?

3. Who does April meet in Chapter 33, and what is he doing now?

4. What does April remember about traveling with a girl six months after she left Ithaca?

5. In Chapter 39, where do April and Justin stay?

6. Why does April leave in Chapter 59?

7. Where does April play when she goes to Binghamton?

8. In Chapter 30, what does April take from Adam's?

9. What does April learn when Robert takes her to the doctor for a pregnancy check?

10. What does April realize about the motorhome when she and Carly make a campfire in Chapter 27?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

April spends a lot of time alone. What is revealed about loneliness versus solitude through the isolation she feels?

Essay Topic 2

Matty is April’s first boyfriend. Why does April think they do not have a future together?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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