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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. What new job does Veronica have which she loves?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Baker.
(c) Store manager.
(d) Assistant librarian.
2. After Veronica leaves Joe's apartment, what does he think about?
(a) That she still has his $2,000.
(b) That she is the love of his life.
(c) That she mentioned having a girlfriend.
(d) That she is a completely different person than she was in high school.
3. What type of car hits Schuyler?
(a) A sedan.
(b) A pick-up truck.
(c) An SUV.
(d) A delivery truck.
4. How does Schuyler describe Maribel when she has been drinking?
(a) Sexy.
(b) Hostile.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Joyful.
5. What is Ethan doing when he learns about his father's "other life"?
(a) Eating lunch with a college friend.
(b) Arranging furniture in his new apartment.
(c) Getting his hair cut.
(d) Going for a run in Central Park.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Joe's occupation?
2. What song does Ethan's mother enjoy singing during parties at their apartment when he is younger?
3. What does Joe's high school girlfriend study in college?
4. What does Ethan's mother want to learn more about?
5. Where is Ethan's sister wedding held?
Short Essay Questions
1. After Gil suffers from a second stroke, where does he go and who takes care of him?
2. After Schuyler dies, what scary dream does Veronica dream about?
3. What is the narrative structure throughout the novel?
4. How do Maribel and Schuyler first meet each other?
5. How does Ethan react to his father's secret?
6. After Ethan phones his mother to say Gil probably missed her, how does Abby react?
7. What secret does Ethan and his family learn about Gil?
8. Why does Gil refuse Nok's request to send Jack to a private school?
9. What surprises Joe about Veronica's relationship and marriage to Schuyler, her husband?
10. How does the structure of the novel help readers understand the secrets to happiness?
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