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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. What big decision did Orion make after he left his job in Section 1?

2. Who is Seamus McAvoy?

3. How old is Agnello in Section 1 when he is interviewed by Miss Arnofsky?

4. What is Annie's education level?

5. What magazine first publishes a piece about Annie's work, in Section 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Annie and Ruth Fletcher connected?

2. What did Annie dream a few nights after meeting Orion's mom, in Section 1?

3. What does Orion say he plans to do while he is in Cape Cod, in Section 1?

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

5. What does Orion's mother tell Orion about his father before she dies, in Section 1?

6. How does Annie describe Albie in Section 1?

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

8. How does Annie describe her first apartment in Section 1?

9. How did Orion and Annie meet in Section 1?

10. How does Annie describe, in Section 1, the first time she mets Orion's mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

In Section 1, Agnello uses an old Italian proverb: "Destiny shuffles the cards, but we are the ones who must play the game" (21). How does this quote apply to the plot of the novels and the character's actions?

Essay Topic 3

What role does religion play in the novel? What characters, specifically, seems to be influenced the most by religion or the lack of religion in their lives?

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