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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 is different about Nola is the dream Arthur has about her in Section 2?

2. What does Arthur keep in his front of his house?

3. What time does Lucille get home from her date with Frank in Section 1?

4. Why does Maddy call Anderson in Section 2?

5. Who is Sue Benson?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Arthur learn about Heidi Mueller when he passes her grave?

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

3. What is happening "more and more often" (4) to Arthur in Section 1?

4. What happens the first time Maddy goes to Arthur's house in Section 1?

5. What makes Lucille suddenly want to live to be 100 in Section 1?

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

7. What does Arthur dream about in Section 2?

8. How does Maddy describe her relationship with the other kids in her school, in Section 2?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the theme of love in the novel. How is it expressed? What is Berg saying about Love?

Essay Topic 3

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

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