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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. The one person Patty particularly adores is whom?

2. What does Patty's mother do for a living?

3. At the end of "Good Neighbors," where does Joey go?

4. What is the name of Patty's mother?

5. Carol tells everyone that, upon leaving his parents, Joey was very what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Richard? How does Patty meet him, and what does she think of him?

2. What decision does Joey make that infuriates the Berglunds?

3. What business does Joey start? What is the outcome of this venture?

4. Who is Carol Monaghan and what is her relationship to the Berglunds?

5. Who is Walter? How does Patty meet him, and what does she think of him?

6. What is Connie Monaghan's relationship to the Berglund family?

7. What is The Fiend of Athens, and how do Walter and Patty interpret it?

8. What does Patty learn about Walter and his childhood?

9. How does Patty respond to Joey's relationship with Connie?

10. What are Walter's feelings regarding population growth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Connie's impact on the novel. How does she affect the characters and influence the plot as a whole?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of love.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the novel's epigraph, which is taken from The Winter's Tale. How does this quote reflect the novel's plot and themes?

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