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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 is Section 4 titled?

2. Who was Axel?

3. Who drops baby Gracie, causing her to die?

4. Where is Andrew living in Section 3?

5. What id Annie do to a young Ari and Andrew in Section 4 when they would not stop arguing in the car?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Andrew break off his engagement to Casey Lee in Section 3?

2. What was Kent arrested for in Section 4?

3. What happens at the end of Section 3 to Orion?

4. Why was Annie removed from the home in Section 4, and what happened after that?

5. What happens when Annie sees Kent at the wedding, in Section 4?

6. Who is Dr. Laura and why does Casey-Lee call her in Section 3?

7. How does Marissa end up with a swollen face in Section 3?

8. What does Ari dream about on her flight to Connecticut, in Section 3?

9. Why does Andrew return to the house in Section 4, and what does he find there?

10. How does Kent describe the night of the flood, in Section 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Are the members of the Oh family is a better or worse place by the end of the novel? Explain your reasoning using evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Who or what is to blame for the breakdown of Orion and Annie's marriage?

Essay Topic 3

The novel starts with the poem, Ghost of Chance, by Adrienne Rich. Analyze the poem to understand its meaning. Why would Lamb select this poem to open the novel?

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