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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 monument do Justin and Abby focus on in Chapter Twenty-Six?

2. How does Cassie react to Juliet's problem in Chapter Twenty-Five?

3. What does the woman at the ticket counter ask Juliet for in Chapter Nineteen?

4. In Chapter Twenty-Seven, why does Justin say he took so long in the bathroom?

5. In Chapter Twenty-Three, who are the last team into the tent?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Twenty, what does Redemption tell Ken is the root of his homosexuality?

2. In Chapter Eighteen, what does Juliet do that she thinks annoys Cassie?

3. In Chapter Twenty, how does Justin feel after his lapse with Ken?

4. In Chapter Sixteen, how does Barbara Fox feel about her career?

5. Why does Juliet get treated so well in Sweden?

6. In Chapter Twenty, what does Abby tell Justin when he says he hopes they have a baby soon?

7. In Chapter Twenty-Eight, why was Laura unhappy in her marriage?

8. In Chapter Twenty-Five, why does Juliet get so upset?

9. In Chapter Seventeen, why does Carl learn that he and Jeff were likely really picked for the show?

10. In Chapter Nineteen, how does Cassie feel about Juliet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think Parkhurst is trying to communicate to the reader about the nature and consequences of secrets between family members? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Which character or characters do you think have changed the most significantly from the beginning to the end of this novel, and which remain the most static? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How, and through which characters, does Parkhurst explore the struggles of parenthood and parent-child relationships at different stages? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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