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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 the name of the Joe Jones painting that Viveca wants to buy from Orion?

2. What nickname did Kent give to the night shift?

3. What item does Orion go back to the house to get in Section 3?

4. What excuse does Marissa give for agreeing to go to Tristan's hotel room with Ebony in Section 3?

5. What did Kent do with Susan's cookie money?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Section 3, Ariane remembers when she got her first period and told Annie. What was Annie's response to this news?

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

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

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

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

6. How does Annie get to Connecticut for her wedding in Section 4?

7. Who is Dolly Cantrell?

8. What does Marissa reveal to Andrew in Section 4?

9. What does Orion bring to Viveca's Cape Cod home from his home in CT and why?

10. What was happening in Annie's home in Section 4 that allowed Kent the freedom to molest her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the relationship between the three siblings. In what ways are they a product of their upbringing?

Essay Topic 2

How does Orion's job loss impact him? How does it alter the plot of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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

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