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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 are Patrice and Gualtiero discussing at the start of the Prologue?

2. What does Annie ask Minnie to buy for her in Section 1?

3. Who is Maria?

4. Aside from painting, what is Joe Jones's job?

5. What is Annie's first real job as a teenager?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Albie and Annie's first date go in Section 1?

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

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

4. In Section 1, who is Siobhan?

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

6. How does Annie describe the change in her son, Andrew, between his child hood and present day, in Section 1?

7. Why did Albie and Annie decide to get married in Section 1?

8. In Section 1, Orion is accused of having a sexually inappropriate relationship with a student. How do his colleges react to these allegations and how does this impact Orion?

9. Why does Orion get "fired" in Section 1?

10. What does Joe Jones tell Mr. Angello about his personal history, in Section 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How does them theme of 'Secrets' impact the novel? Which secrets hold the most weight throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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

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