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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 is the name of the family on whom Del bases her story?
2. What is Art unable to discuss about his trip to Florence?
3. What shocking question does Jerry's mother ask Del?
4. What does Del change the family's name to in her story?
5. About whom does Del fantasize about sex?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Del describe how the students are screened to participate in the operetta?
2. What do Del and Naomi talk about and how do they manage to do it in secret?
3. What story does the epilogue tell?
4. Where is Del in her life in the epilogue?
5. Explain the scenario of Mr. Chamberlain taking Del out to the country and his inappropriate behavior there.
6. What are the setting and premise of Del's story?
7. Explain how the night of the dance further drives a wedge in Del and Naomi's relationship.
8. How does Del delve into her love for words as she writes?
9. What happens to Naomi when her father realizes she had been out all night drinking and carousing?
10. What happens to Del after she and Naomi and their dates continue their evening at a hotel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the situation when more than one language exists within a country such as Canada? Explain the challenges of living in such situations.
Essay Topic 2
Even though Del does not finish her book, she carries it around in her mind. Knowing what you know about Del's book, create three different titles and synopses for Del's book.
Essay Topic 3
Even though the world was involved in World War II during much of the time period of Del's story, it does not really enter into the book. Why does the author choose to leave this major world event out of Del's story? What does that show about the isolation of Del and her rural surroundings?
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