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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 video game are Anita and Emmett playing when Sam calls Lonnie?

2. What kind of car does Sam long for?

3. What was it like for Sam to hear the new Beatles song on the radio?

4. What is depicted in the tattoo on Pete's chest?

5. How does Sam think Emmett has been progressing over the years?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the section of town where Tom has his garage.

2. How does Sam think society has changed towards women becomeing pregnant out of wedlock?

3. What is the difference between Dwayne and Emmett in relation to Vietnam?

4. What reasons does Sam have for trying to persuade Emmett to get a job?

5. How does Tom feel about making it back from the war?

6. Why is Sam afraid to ask Emmett why he flew the Vietcong flag from the courthouse?

7. How does Sam feel about Dawn's news of being pregnant?

8. Why does Emmett warn Sam and Lonnie not to let Moon Pie outside when the leave for Caewood's Pond?

9. What does Dawn tell her when Sam tells her Lonnie is going to a stag party?

10. How does Anita act towards Emmett when she comes over for dinner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happens to Sam's impression of her father when she finds his journal?

Essay Topic 2

Irene has moved on with her life since Dwayne died. How has she done this, and how does Sam feel about it?

Essay Topic 3

How does Sam react when she finally gets to the Vietnam Memorial? How does finding aversion her own name on the memorial affect her? How do Mawmaw and Emmett react?

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