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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. Why does Carl give credit to Annie at the end of his semester while living in Lopin?

2. Where did Carl grow up?

3. How does Annie describe "Crime and Punishment"?

4. How long does Carl decide to take off of school in Chapter 4?

5. What does Annie do when she sees what the female students wear?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Carl's mother write to him in a letter in Chapter 5?

2. What does Annie realize when her bank account gets down to twenty-eight dollars?

3. How does Annie feel after meeting Carl's Japanese friend?

4. In Chapter 6, what does Carl's mother write in a letter to Carl?

5. What does Annie do when she hears the literature class in Chapter 7?

6. Why do Annie and Carl move to Lopin?

7. What jobs does Annie find in Chapter 8?

8. What happens the first time Carl takes Annie to the cafeteria where he works?

9. In Chapter 6, how does Annie feel about the town where she now lives?

10. What does Annie hear Bev and her male friend talk about that makes Annie quit her job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast two of the settings in this novel. Consider the impact of each setting on the characters.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the author's use of a narrator in this novel. What type of narrator is used? What is the benefit to this? What is the downside?

Essay Topic 3

Compare the author's use of dialogue to her use of description to develop the plot and characters of this novel. Why does she prefer one to the other? What are the benefits of each?

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