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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 Jude get a cleaning job?

2. Who is Peg Davis?

3. How does Jude always feel around Kennedy?

4. What does Kennedy tell her mother about college?

5. What does Jude decide to keep from her mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What neighborhood woman does Stella befriend in L.A.?

2. Why was Stella fired from her first job away from home?

3. Who does Jude bump into at the Stardust Theater?

4. Who is Peg Davis?

5. What does Jude accidentally reveal to Kennedy at the cast party?

6. Who shows up to Kennedy's last show at the Stardust Theater?

7. Who does Jude feel whenever Barry insults Kennedy?

8. What does Stella give Early to sell?

9. Why does Jude want a job at the Stardust Theater?

10. Who comes to Kennedy's play in New York?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore the relationship between Jude and Reese. What is the nature of their relationship in the beginning, and how does it change over time? Use evidence from the text for support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you examine the relationship between Stella and Kennedy. What it the nature of this relationship, and what makes it so complicated? Use evidence from the text for support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you examine Stella's decision to live a lie. In what ways does this lie affect Stella negatively? In what ways does it have a negative affect on her relationships? Use evidence from the text for support.

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