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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. When are Teresa and Bert's children allowed to fly alone?

2. In Chapter 4, from what state does Leon Posen have a driver's license?

3. In Chapter 4, what artist is singing when Leon Posen stops to listen while Franny helps him move out of the bar?

4. What color dress is Caroline wearing in Chapter 1?

5. In Chapter 3, what is the name of Franny's cat?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Fix describe his neighborhood and how it makes him feel as he and Tom go for ice in Chapter 1?

2. In Chapter 1, what is the scene in the kitchen after Fix greets Cousins and Fix goes to the kitchen?

3. How many times has Beverly been married and to whom?

4. Why does Bonnie, Beverly's sister, approach Father Joe Mike during the party in Chapter 1?

5. Why does Cousins decide to attend the christening party in Chapter 1?

6. What is Franny doing when she sees Leon Posen in Chapter 4?

7. When Bert's children arrive for the summer, what happens?

8. In Chapter 3, where does Beverly go when her house is full of children and she cannot even go to her bedroom?

9. How do the Cousins children feel about California?

10. In Chapter 2 what did Beverly ask Fix to do once for Albie and how did Fix help?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel is a collection of stories about members of the Keating and Cousins families. What is revealed about ownership of stories in the novel, and how does the concept of ownership of stories affect the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the years, the Keating and Cousins families have bonded and in some ways they are like an extended family. How has the divorce bonded the two families together, and in what ways are they one big extended family as the years pass?

Essay Topic 3

Staying at Amagansett puts a strain on the relationship between Leo and Franny. What factors caused the relationship between the two to fail, and how much of the damage was caused by being at Amagansett?

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