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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. What does April do at the beginning of Chapter 28?

2. In Chapter 52, what flowers are in the corsage Ethan gets April?

3. How old is Carly?

4. In Chapter 50, what colors is Ethan using in his new painting?

5. In Chapter 53, what does Ethan wish Robert would make for breakfast?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does April meet Justin in Chapter 42?

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

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

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

6. How does Rosemary threaten April in Chapter 29?

7. What are some things Robert is looking forward to doing with the baby?

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

9. What does Ethan ask April to attend with him, and what does he get her to wear?

10. What happened to Ethan's boyfriend Rodney?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

April and Carly have a conversation about being your own person. What conversation do April and Carly have about being your own person? How should someone be their own person? Why is it important to be your own person?

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