View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is attending her graduation?

2. In what Olympic sport did Oliver's father compete?

3. What does Oliver's father admonish him about when they are eating at the club?

4. Where does Oliver take Jennifer?

5. Where does Oliver's father want to take him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Oliver do to keep Jenny with him?

2. How are Jenny and Oliver married?

3. How does Oliver meet Jennifer and what does she say about him in the library?

4. How did Oliver get hurt in his game with Cornell?

5. Who comes to Jenny's graduation from Radcliffe and what does Jenny not tell them and why?

6. What happens to Oliver because Jenny has distracted him during the hockey game?

7. What does Oliver III tell his son will happen if he marries Jenny and what does Oliver do?

8. How do Jenny and Oliver feel about Oliver III's new appointment?

9. What does Jenny tell Oliver about her father?

10. What does Oliver III think about his son marrying Jenny?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Oliver places top in his class at law school, which is important foreshadowing because the top three members of his class will receive the best job offers after graduation.

1. Why do you think education is important? Use examples from this book and your life to support your answer.

2. How do you think the education system in America helps students?

3. How do you think the education system in America harms students?

Essay Topic 2

Money. Life without Oliver's family money is beginning to make it felt in this chapter, foreshadowing the struggle Oliver and Jenny will face over the next three years while Oliver attends law school. Also touched on in this chapter for the first time is the theme of money.

1. How do you think you would react if you went from being very wealthy to being poor? Use examples from the book and your life to support your answer.

2. Do you think rich people are happier than poor people?

3. Do you think Oliver was being too stubborn about staying away from his father and not getting help from him? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Shortly after the move, Oliver decides he wants to have a baby, and he has taken a shine to the name Bozo.

1. Do you think Oliver would be a good father? Why or why not?

2. Do you think Jenny will be a good mother? Why or why not?

3. Do you think Oliver and Jenny have known each other long enough to embark on parenthood? Why or why not?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 846 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample