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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 year does the Prologue take place?

2. In what year does Section 2 begin?

3. Where was Sunny's body found after the flood?

4. Who is Belinda?

5. How long were Annie and Orion married?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

7. How does Annie describe Albie in Section 1?

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

9. Who is Ruth Fletcher?

10. How did Joe Jones start painting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the title of the novel, We are Water. What significance does water have to the Oh family?

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

Was Annie and Orion's marriage healthy and/or happy? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

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