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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. When Ethel died, how often did Henry think that he would visit her grave?

2. Where does Henry go to college for a time?

3. Where did Ethel tell Henry that she had cancer?

4. How many years has Henry fed, bath, and help his wife?

5. Who is the person who has bought and is refurbishing the Panama Hotel in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Henry see when he goes into the basement of the Panama Hotel?

2. Why does Henry drop out of college when he's younger, and what does he do after dropping out?

3. How wis Keiko's mother interested in art?

4. Who are Chaz Preston and Denny Brown?

5. What does Keiko wear when she met Henry outside the Black Elks Club?

6. Why is Marty worried about introducing Samantha to his father?

7. What commotion does Henry see at the beginning of Chapter 1?

8. What does Keiko look like?

9. What does Henry decide when he wonders if Ethel would approve of his digging into the past?

10. Why does Henry feel a quiet relief that his wife is gone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marty is engaged to be married. How is his relationship with Samantha similar and dissimilar to his father's relationship with Ethel? Why is Marty free to marry outside his race and Henry was not?

Essay Topic 2

Henry enjoys jazz music. How does Henry begin listening to jazz music? What does Henry enjoy about jazz music, and how is that music a comfort to him his entire life?

Essay Topic 3

Henry searches the belongings in the basement of the Panama Hotel. What Is Henry searching for? How does he hope that sorting through the belongings will help him with the emptiness he has felt since his wife died?

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