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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 Ethan buy for lunch in Chapter 43?

2. Where does April get a motel in Chapter 33?

3. In Chapter 32, what is the name of the guy April goes home with?

4. How much money does April keep hidden in her guitar case?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does April like playing in bars more than coffeehouses?

3. What does April tell Carly to tell Adam in Chapter 31?

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

5. In Chapter 45, how well does April do when she plays at the restaurant a few more times?

6. What struggles does April have in Chapter 36 when she travels with Justin?

7. How does April meet Justin in Chapter 42?

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

9. What happened to Ethan's boyfriend Rodney?

10. Why does Justin decide to travel with April?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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?

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