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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. Years ago, where did Paul admire a ruined temple with his son and a group of journalists?

2. In Chapter 3, what color shirt does Paul wear that he washed by hand the night before?

3. How many dogs were left after Paul's wife died?

4. What color hair did Paul's wife have?

5. Where does Paul's son Fenno live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the favorite piece that Marjorie buys on the trip to Greece?

2. What is Dennis's family like?

3. What are some sketches that Fern shows Paul?

4. What does Paul do for a living, and how does he like his job?

5. What is inside the envelope that Fenno finds addressed to him in his father's desk?

6. What was a major expenditure in furnishing the bookstore, and why was it a wise investment?

7. Who was Colin Swift?

8. What is found in an old vase in Chapter 6?

9. Where did Paul meet his wife?

10. Who was Tony Best?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Glass uses third-person and first-person points of view in the novel. How does the change in points of view advance the plot? Why can the story not be told as effectively with just one point of view?

Essay Topic 2

Fern fears telling Stavros about her pregnancy. Does she have reason to be afraid to tell Stavros about the pregnancy? How is his love different than what Fern had experienced previously? What does her fear have to do with her view of love?

Essay Topic 3

The theme of appreciation for life runs through the novel. Which characters do not appreciate their lives? Why is Fenno especially unappreciative? How do characters and experiences teach Fenno to appreciate life?

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