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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. Where does Mimi end up when she wanders in Part I?

2. Who is Theo's assistant?

3. What complication happens when Alice delivers the baby?

4. Who dies in Part I?

5. What does Sarah really want to drink when she gets to Ben's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is constantly calling Sarah in Part I?

2. Why does Ben Wilf hesitate to help deliver Waldo at first, for just a second?

3. Why does Sarah go home to Division Street to visit Ben in Part I?

4. What are the circumstances of Waldo's birth?

5. What does Waldo show Ben in 2010?

6. Why does Sarah want Theo to drive in Part I?

7. How does Shenkman generally treat Waldo?

8. What causes the car accident?

9. Where does Mimi end up when she wanders away from the nursing home?

10. Where is Ben going to live when he moves out of his longtime family home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Shapiro handle the topic of addiction? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Shapiro explain and develop the bond between Waldo and Ben Wilf throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What are some similarities and differences between the Shenkmans' relationship with Waldo and the Wilfs' relationship with their children? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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