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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. According to David on page 162, what had they not been as students?
2. Karen asserts that she is the only teenage character to receive what in Sarah's book?
3. Where did Karen attend college, as she explains on page 148?
4. According to Karen on page 153, why does David take such an interest in her?
5. How does Karen spend her trip to London?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to Karen on page 201, how does David feel about Sarah's book? How does Karen herself feel about it? What information does Karen not tell Sarah?
2. How does David feel about the accusations against Martin, as revealed on page 193?
3. How does Karen act around Martin, as revealed on page 197? How might her comments indicate her true feelings?
4. How does Karen's father help Karen prepare for Martin's play? What items does Karen get?
5. Who is Manuel, according to Karen on page 163?
6. What career path did David follow after graduating from high school, as revealed on page 149? What failures did he experience, and what successes?
7. What is the "Brotherhood" Karen discusses on page 150? For what is this brotherhood responsible, in Karen's opinion?
8. Who sends Karen flowers on the opening night of Martin's play? What effect does this gift have on her?
9. What information does Karen learn from the article, as revealed on page 165-166?
10. What personal issue has Karen discussed in therapy, as revealed on page 181? What does she reveal to the reader about this aspect of her personality?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The characters in this novel all highlight the idea the past is never truly past. Choose three characters and explain how each illustrates this idea, using textual evidence to support your claims.
Essay Topic 2
Ms. Rozot tells Sarah that heightened emotional pain fades as one ages. Does the novel support her claim, or does it prove the opposite? Answer, using textual evidence to support your claims.
Essay Topic 3
How does Martin’s play symbolize the novel’s plot and themes? What similarities exist between Martin’s fictional world of the “real” world of the novel?
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