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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. Why does Frank call Lucille in Section 3?

2. What job does Maddy take on at Arthur's?

3. Where did Arthur and Lucille go for ice cream in Section 4?

4. What changes does Maddy ask Arthur to do to her room in Section 4?

5. What type of food does Arthur bring to Lucille in Section 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe Lucille and Maddy's relationship in Section 4?

2. What does Arthur tell Maddy about the Guthries in Section 4?

3. What happens when Anderson comes to Arthur's house in Section 4?

4. How is Lucille treated by Frank's daughter in Section 3?

5. What does Lucille admit to Arthur that she did the day after Frank died, in Section 3?

6. How does Lucille's first baking class go in Section 3?

7. How does Lucille feel about Maddy once she meets her in Section 3?

8. What is Lucille's house like, in Section 3, when Arthur brings her over a plate of food?

9. What has Maddy been learning about in Section 4, that she shares with Arthur?

10. What does Maddy say about death, to Arthur, in Section 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Maddy's baby symbolize in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

In Section 4, Arthur says, "But the longer I live, the more I come to see that love is not so easy for everyone. It can get awfully complicated. It can make us do good things and it can make us do bad things too" (158-159). How do these lines apply to the different characters in the novel?

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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