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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 much taller is Leon Posen than Franny?

2. In Chapter 4, how long has Fred worked the bar?

3. How many brothers does Fix have?

4. In Chapter 3, how long does Holly say that their flight was delayed out of the gate because of traffic on the runway?

5. In Chapter 4, what has Franny been eating when she sees Leon Posen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cousins discuss with Father Joe Mike at the christening party in Chapter 1?

2. Why is Leon Posen staying in Iowa City in Chapter 4?

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

4. Where did Heinrich go to college and what did he study?

5. Why has Fix always favored Caroline over Franny?

6. Why did kids love Lomer?

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

8. Who is the nurse who gets Fix's chemotherapy started and what does she look like?

9. How do the Cousins children feel about California?

10. What does a mutual friend tell Teresa is Bert's reason for moving back to Virginia with Beverly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 1, the author uses imagery, rather than description, to create her characters and the world they live in. How is imagery used in Chapter 1 to develop characters, events, and the setting?

Essay Topic 3

Although characters can be motivated by others, most self-growth occurs when characters make their own decisions and become their own persons. How do Franny and Teresa grow when they learn to make their own decisions and to become their own persons?

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