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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 city does Jude live in for college?

2. Who threatens to sue the Homeowners Association?

3. How long have the twins been gone at the beginning of the novel?

4. What is Reese's birth name?

5. What was Mallard obsessed with, according to Stella?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Early Jones?

2. Who is Sam?

3. Who spoke up during an emergency meeting in the Palace Estates?

4. What is the twins' first jobs away from home?

5. Who is Blake Sanders?

6. What does Reese need a lot of money for?

7. Who is Lou?

8. Who are Reginald and Loretta Walker?

9. Who is Stella?

10. Who was Reese before he moved to L.A.?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you discuss the tone and writing style of the author. Use evidence from the text for support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you examine the relationship between Stella and Loretta Walker. Why is Stella so hesitant to befriend Loretta, and for what reasons does their relationship eventually fizzle out? What impact does Loretta leave on Stella? Use evidence from the text for support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you examine how the novel handles the concept of leaving home. Which characters in the novel leave home, and why? What are their relationships to their respective homes, and in what ways do these relationships continue to affect them even after they leave? Use evidence from the text for support.

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