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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. Who gives Stella a ride to the train station?

2. What does Peg tell Stella she should think about?

3. What does Kennedy refuse to believe about her identity?

4. Who is Charity?

5. What person from Stella's office takes her out for lunch?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Stella give Early to sell?

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

3. What subject does Stella study in college?

4. What does Kennedy tell Jude about her mother's background during the musical run?

5. What job does Stella get at Santa Monica College?

6. Who does Jude feel whenever Barry insults Kennedy?

7. What does Kennedy drop out of school to do?

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

9. Why do the Walkers leave an affluent L.A. neighborhood?

10. What does Kennedy do for a living while in New York?

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 how The Vanishing Half handles the concept of returning home. Which characters in the novel return home, and why? In what ways has their understanding of or relationship to home changed or stayed the same since returning? Use evidence from the text for support.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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