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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 do they do at Serena's house?

2. What was Ira like when he and Maggie were in school?

3. What does the day remember?

4. What does Maggie revisit in her memories?

5. What does he do with most of his time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Maggie do to try to see Leroy?

2. What kind of ambitions did Boris have?

3. Why is Maggie so happy at the end of this section?

4. What did the man at the nursing home describe to Maggie?

5. Why is Serena mad?

6. What does the couple hear on the radio?

7. What does Maggie think is not appropriate?

8. What does Maggie wish?

9. What does Maggie break as she drives?

10. Who tries to stop Fiona from coming on her visit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. Jesse seems to be the bane of Ira's existence.

2. Do you agree with the statement?

3. Does it seem like Jesse is trying to achieve more for himself and for his life?

4. Why do you think Fiona wanted Jesse back?

5. Why was it not the other way around?

Essay Topic 2

1. Describe the settings of the novel.

2. Where do the most important moments take place?

3. Why do they happen where they happen?

4. Is that setting impertinent to telling the story?.

Essay Topic 3

1. Define what an aspiration is to you.

2. Where do you see them taking you in your life?

3. Do you think that the significance of goals is determined by society?

4. What are typical American goals, compares to another country?

5. Do you think our culture sets the goals we might have for ourselves in our lives?

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