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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. How long has Joy been missing in Chapter 10?

2. In Chapter 11, how long has it been since Logan and his father have played tennis together?

3. What is the journalist wearing in Chapter 14 who asks Stan if he killed his wife?

4. What does Joy offer Savannah to eat at the end of Chapter 3?

5. How old was Harry Haddad when he had his first private tennis lesson?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Joy and Stan's trip to Wimbledon a disappointment?

2. What does Christina tell Amy her father did with the car the day after her mother went missing?

3. What does Stan collect, and how does Joy feel about the collection?

4. How does Savannah end up at Joy and Stan's house?

5. Who was Troy married to, and why does his ex-mother-in-law resent him?

6. What is Brooke's office like?

7. What did Christina learn when she and Ethan interviewed Stan?

8. Who is Harry Haddad?

9. What has Amy decided about full-time work?

10. How did Joy start playing tennis?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joy tells Elias Haddad that Harry needs a different coach. Why does Joy tell Elias Haddad that Harry needs a different coach? What does her decision to tell Elias that Harry needs another coach have to do with her survival?

Essay Topic 2

Dialogue tags help identify who is speaking in a written conversation. What would happen if dialogue tags were never used to identify who is speaking in a written conversation? What are some common dialogue tags used to identify speakers in a written conversation in Apples Never Fall? What descriptive dialogue tags has the author used, especially in Chapter 58? How do those dialogue tags help readers imagine scenes? How do they add another layer of description?

Essay Topic 3

The Delaney siblings begin to consider whether their parents are elderly. When do the Delaney siblings first begin to consider that their parents might be elderly? Why do they struggle with the idea that their parents might be elderly?

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