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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 old does Isaac remember that Florence was when he first visited the Adlers' apartment?

2. Where does Anna take Gussie in "Stuart," when Gussie is about to tell someone that Florence is dead?

3. In "Gussie," where is Gussie sleeping in her grandparents' apartment?

4. What time of day was Hyram born?

5. Where is Anna from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Gussie staying with her grandparents for the summer?

2. What note did Gussie leave for her aunt Florence?

3. How did Stuart suggest that Florence spend the summer of 1933?

4. Why does Joseph rent a beach chair for a week in "Joseph"?

5. How is Joseph's bread factory laid out?

6. What does Esther decide about telling Fannie that Florence has died?

7. Why did Fannie and Florence argue the last time Florence visited Fannie in the hospital?

8. What has Fannie and Florence's relationship been like?

9. Who is Anna?

10. Why does Isaac feel guilty about Hyram's early birth and death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Backstories are used to present information about events that happened before events in the novel. How do backstories provide insight into characters and events? What is the importance of backstories in this novel?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 3

Isaac and Fannie have been married for eight years. Do Isaac or Fannie seem content in their marriage? What type of relationship do they have?

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