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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 Massimo tell Ulysses to wait to purchase so as not to risk making the neighbors jealous?

2. Why is Cress so late coming to Italy?

3. Who does Ulysses work with that he gets along with very well?

4. What topic does Evelyn specialize in?

5. What happens to Ginny in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Peg do in Part II that everyone around her objects to?

2. What kind of relationship do Peg and Ginny have?

3. Why does Ulysses feel he will not die in the war?

4. What do Evelyn and Ulysses bond over during their first meeting?

5. How does Ulysses treat Alys when he comes home from the war?

6. What event changes the course of Ulysses's life in Part II?

7. Why is Cress late coming to catch the ferry to Italy with Ulysses?

8. Why does Tubby "help" Col figure out who the father of Ginny's baby is?

9. What extraordinary act does Ulysses perform off-duty in Italy in Part I?

10. What kind of relationship does Ulysses have with his wife Peg?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does having wealth - or not having wealth - affect the actions of main characters at different points in the novels in ways that significantly alter the plot? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How do different characters cope with great loss throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What does Winman describe as the foundations of Ulysses's and Evelyn's unique, albeit brief, intense connection? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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