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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who talks Theresa into moving farther away from her parents?
(a) Martin.
(b) Katherine.
(c) Gary.
(d) Brigid.

2. Who teases Theresa during a wedding reception that he wants to marry her?
(a) James.
(b) Gary.
(c) Victor.
(d) Tony.

3. Who stopped being friendly to Theresa after she spent time with Victor?
(a) James.
(b) Tony.
(c) Rose.
(d) Katherine.

4. What does James decide two days before the New Year?
(a) That it's over.
(b) That he is putting his mother in a nursing home.
(c) That he is moving away.
(d) That he will forgive Theresa if she will marry him immediately.

5. What happens to Theresa at school on the Friday after her Wednesday night date?
(a) Parent-teacher conferences are held.
(b) There is a potluck in her honor.
(c) Other teachers tease her about missing work.
(d) She is reprimanded for missing work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Theresa and James scheduled to go after Thanksgiving dinner and why?

2. What does Theresa reach for after asking Gary to leave at the end of the book?

3. What repulses Theresa about Gary?

4. In what career field does Victor work?

5. What is the problem with Katherine's secret that she tells Theresa after she becomes a boarder in her house?

Short Essay Questions

1. After the incident at the party, what happens that convinces Theresa it is the last time she will see Tony?

2. What decision does Katherine make in January that hurts Theresa deeply? What is the irony of it?

3. Discuss how Theresa feels when she sees Tony waiting for her after school and why she feels that way.

4. Discuss Ali's formula for happiness. How does this conflict with his former wife?

5. Discuss why Theresa asks Gary to leave her apartment.

6. Discuss what Theresa does in the bar when she sees Gary.

7. Discuss the first time James and Theresa make love.

8. Discuss how the Thanksgiving break changes Katherine.

9. Discuss what happens at his mother's party that changes Theresa's relationship with Tony.

10. Discuss Tony's background and family.

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