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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. Where did Annie meet Albie?

2. Who is Seamus McAvoy?

3. Who is Minnie?

4. Who is Thea?

5. What is the name of the poem that opens the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Annie's career progress, as she tells it in Section 1?

2. In Section 1, who is Siobhan?

3. What does Annie learn about Minnie, her housekeeper, in Section 1?

4. How does Annie describe her daughter Ariane, in Section 1?

5. How does Gualtiero Agnello know Joe Jones, in Section 1?

6. How does Annie describe Vivica's wedding dress in Section 1?

7. Who is Ruth Fletcher?

8. What is a secret quality that Minnie and Annie have in common as revealed in Section 1?

9. How does Annie describe Albie in Section 1?

10. Why is Ruth worried about her soul in Section 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the titles of the five separate parts of the novel. What do their titles signify and symbolize in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

How does trauma impact the characters in the novel and their actions?

Essay Topic 3

Is Annie a good mother? Defend your answer with evidence from the text.

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