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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 player does Arash ask William to observe when they sit in the bleachers and have their lunch one day?

2. After Charlie's death, where does Rose decide to move?

3. Before Charlie's funeral, how many funerals had William attended?

4. What does Ernie bring Sylvie when he visits her apartment for the first time?

5. When Emeline is working full-time at the daycare and taking college classes at night, how many classes can she manage at a time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are meals like at the Padavano home, and what do they serve William when he comes to dinner for the first time?

2. After Sylvie has to drop out of college, how is she able to reenroll?

3. After Charlie dies, what is the last conversation Sylvie remembers having with him?

4. What happens when Julia takes Rose to the airport?

5. In 1982, why does William have to quit playing basketball?

6. How do William and Julia meet?

7. How does William start missing classes?

8. What does Julia realize about the way she convinced William to go to graduate school?

9. Is William an only child?

10. Where does Sylvie sleep during the three-month gap between when she stops sleeping at William and Julia's apartment and when she got her own place?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

William began playing basketball when he is five. What does basketball mean to William, and why is it important to him?

Essay Topic 2

William attempts to kill himself. What situations lead to William’s suicide attempt?

Essay Topic 3

Dr. Dembia orders that William quit keeping secrets. Why are keeping secrets detrimental to William’s health and well-being? Why is it important for him not to keep secrets?

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