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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 did the flood take place?

2. What made Andrew beat up Digger Blankenship when they were in high school?

3. What type of flowers does Viveca demand are at the wedding?

4. What is Andrew's profession?

5. Where is Andrew living in Section 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Dolly Cantrell?

2. How does Casey Lee behave when she and Andrew go to Olive Garden 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 is Kent's original abuse that leads to his perverted behavior, as he reveals in Section 4?

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

7. In Section 3, what does Orion learn about his Chinese family when he starts looking into his background?

8. In Section 4, how does Kent describe his process for getting new victims?

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

10. What does Ari reveal to Orion in Section 3 and how does he react?

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

Is Orion a good father? Support your answer with evidence from the text.

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