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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. In Chapter 5, how many flights of stairs does Jeanette climb to her apartment?

2. What language do Fode and Bintou speak when they are alone?

3. How fast can Fix's car go in Chapter 7?

4. Where are Jeanette's husband and babysitter from?

5. In Chapter 6, where is the man who cleans the swimming pool from?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 7, where are Fix and his daughters driving and why?

2. How does Jeannette describe Albie in Chapter 5?

3. Why do Fix, Caroline, and Franny go to Teresa's house on Fix's birthday?

4. How does Albie say that Cal died?

5. Why does Leo rent a house for the summer in Chapter 6?

6. In Chapter 6, where does Leo rent a house for the summer, and what is the house like?

7. What does Franny's mother tell her to make for dinner in Chapter 6?

8. What children do Caroline and Franny have?

9. In Chapter 8, what are Teresa's reasons for retiring?

10. What does Holly do at the airport in Lucerne while she waits for her mother's flight to come from Paris?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Albie shows up at Jeanette’s apartment unexpectedly, and he is invited to stay until he can get settled. How would you describe the relationship between Albie and each member of Jeanette’s family, including the babysitter? With whom does Albie have the most in common and why?

Essay Topic 2

The author does not tell the story chronologically. How does the author’s choice to use a non-linear structure influence the plot and how the story develops?

Essay Topic 3

After Teresa retires, she visits Holly at the meditation center in Switzerland. What does the meditation center mean to both of them, and what benefits do both women gain from the center?

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