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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. Where do Lucille and Arthur decide to go for dinner in Section 1?

2. When does Maddy usually leave school to go to the cemetery?

3. What was Lucille's job before she retired?

4. Who is Sue?

5. What type of bird do Maddy and Arthur hear are the cemetery in Section 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Lucille and Arthur talk about in Section 2?

2. What is the big news Maddy tells her father in Section 2, and how does he react?

3. Who is Anderson and what is the first impression the reader gets of him in Section One?

4. What makes Lucille angry at Arthur in Section 1?

5. In Section 2, what does Lucille tell Frank about her impression of New York City?

6. What happens in the car when Anderson picks Maddy up in Section 1?

7. What is the nickname that Maddy gives Arthur and how does he get it?

8. How does Lucille's new relationship with Frank, in Section 2, change her?

9. What does Frank reveal about his ex-wife to Lucille, in Section 2?

10. What does Arthur dream about in Section 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Maddy's trauma in the novel. What does she go through and how does this shape her as a person?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, a key theme is Maddy's struggle to find belonging. Analyze this theme, giving examples in the text of where this theme is expressed.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the role that photography and photographs play in the novel. What does photography symbolize in the text?

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