Signal Fires Test | Final Test - Hard

Dani Shapiro
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 102 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Signal Fires Test | Final Test - Hard

Dani Shapiro
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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. Of the Wilf family, who mainly decides not to talk about the accident?

2. Who tells Shenkman where Waldo is?

3. What did Shenkman's father do for a living?

4. What does Mimi find herself repeating in her mind immediately after the car accident?

5. How is Ben driving in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ben remember about how Sarah was in high school?

2. What does Waldo think he sees when Mimi dies?

3. What does Mimi think about Ben's temperament?

4. What does Theo name his second restaurant that he opens?

5. When does Ben get the angriest he has been in his life?

6. What does Ben later learn about his decision to move Misty Zimmerman out of the car?

7. What does Alice do after Waldo runs away?

8. What does Ben tell Waldo about his night in the playhouse with Mimi?

9. How does Shenkman use exercise?

10. Who calls Mimi and Ben on New Year's Eve in 1999 that makes them very emotional?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What event brings Theo, Sarah, and Ben back together and how do all three characters change because of it? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Which characters, if any, reach a kind of redemption at the end of the novel? In what ways? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Shapiro explore the topic of loss specifically as it relates to a character and her family's struggle with Alzheimer's disease? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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