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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 languages does Anna speak?

2. Where does Stuart's family have a summer cottage?

3. When Isaac first met Fannie, how long had he been in Atlantic City?

4. What type of dresser does Esther have in her bedroom at the apartment?

5. What color flowers are on the handkerchief that Anna lends Gussie in "Gussie" after they see Gussie's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Burgess, Florence's coach, respond when Stuart contact him about Florence's death, and why is Stuart surprised at his response?

2. How does Isaac remember meeting Fannie and their courtship?

3. Why does Esther decide that she has to take Gussie to see her mother, and what worries does Esther have about such a visit in "Esther"?

4. Why does Esther go to Florence's old room to search, and what does she discover in "Esther"?

5. How does Esther answer Gussie's questions about what happens to people when they die?

6. Why does Fannie get upset after finding a note written by Bette in "Fannie"?

7. What happens when Anna talks to Stuart about marriage?

8. Where do Gussie and Anna see her ftaher when they go to the Pier in "Gussie"?

9. Why does Anna cry after receiving a letter from her mother telling her that they can only take 200 Reichsmarks with them if they emigrate?

10. What does Isaac want to do after the baby is born?

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

The author uses historical details in the novel. How does the author use historical details in the book? How do the details that the author uses in the book about World War II and the 1930s imitate events from real life?

Essay Topic 3

Joseph rents a beach chair and takes it to his office. Why does Joseph rent a beach chair and take it to his office? What does the chair symbolize to Joseph?

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