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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. When will a car come to pick up Aubrey to see Mildred in Chapter 19?

2. In Chapter 19, how many days do Milly and Aubrey have to make arrangement with their parents for their return home?

3. Where has Enzo gotten a job?

4. When were Mildred and Abraham engaged?

5. What does Milly do to try to make Archer more alert in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had Milly thought would happen when she met her grandmother, and what does she think of their meeting at brunch?

2. How does Archer apologize to Jonah in Chapter 18?

3. What is learned from a medical report Hazel brings over in Chapter 24 and what speculations are made about the information?

4. What happens when Jonah and Milly are on the balcony?

5. How does Aubrey decide on a dress for the gala?

6. What happens when Allison takes the pregnancy test?

7. What happens when Allison tries to talk to Matt about the pregnancy?

8. What happens after Anders arrives?

9. Why is Anders the only one that Allison can talk to about her fear of being pregnant?

10. What does Donald Camden tell Aubrey and Milly when they meet with him in Chapter 19?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Milly, Jonah, and Aubrey have brunch with Mildred, Mildred speaks almost exclusively with Jonah and Aubrey. How does Milly feel when her grandmother does not speak to her? Why did Milly think she would be her grandmother’s favorite grandchild? Why does she feel rejected by Mildred?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 3

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does the author use foreshadowing in The Cousins? What questions does foreshadowing cause readers to ask themselves? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?

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