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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 Ginny's father tell her stories about?

2. What county's paintings are on show at the Les Mysteres exhibit?

3. What accent does Mr. Chalmers have?

4. Who does Ginny think the jacket could be a symbol of?

5. What is Ginny drawing at the beginning of Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ginny's three pronged mission?

2. Why does Ginny feel a connection with Helen?

3. Why is painting the broken bridge so important to Ginny?

4. How does Ginny want to deal with Joe Chicago?

5. How does the author view the retirement years?

6. What does Ginny's father tell her about his own childhood?

7. In what way does Ginny's argument with Robert improve her relationship with him?

8. Why can't Ginny feel anger towards her father?

9. Why is it ironic that Ginny tells lies to get into the art gallery?

10. What important information does Ginny find out in a magazine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What influence have the following people had on Ginny's life?

1. Her father.

2. Her mother.

3. Andy.

4. Rhiannon.

Essay Topic 2

How does it affect both Robert and Ginny when they hear their Grandparents are racist? In what way does it show the difference between Ginny and Robert? What kind of environment would Ginny's Grandparents been brought up in to have such beliefs?

Essay Topic 3

What does the broken bridge symbolize in the story? What does the broken bridge state about relationships?

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