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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 does Kayley get paid to clean Mrs. Ringrose's house?

2. What is Suzanne Larkin's occupation?

3. Where does Kayley work after school is out?

4. Where did Cindy work before her illness?

5. Where are Suzanne's sons going to college?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Kayley Callaghan?

2. What did Suzanne's therapist tell her about God?

3. Who comes to Cindy's rescue when she is in the grocery store?

4. What were some things that became a wall in Olive's marriage to Henry?

5. Who does Denny save and how?

6. What talk do have Brenda and Kayley have about money in "Cleaning"?

7. What problem is there during breakfast the first morning that Christopher and his family are visiting Olive?

8. What does Suzanne remember about a visit to her parents two years ago?

9. How did the Larkin house burn down, and who died in the fire?

10. Where and when does Kayley work when school is out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Olive feels ancient at 82. Why does Olive feel old? What advantages of being old does she realizes there are? Why does she find being old freeing?

Essay Topic 2

Both Doyle and Dorie experience sexual abuse. How were Doyle and Dorie abused? How did the abuse affect them and how they lived their lives?

Essay Topic 3

Olive sees her former student Andrea at a restaurant. Why does Olive speak to Andrea? In what way are both women facing loneliness? How do they cope with their loneliness?

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