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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. How does Emily react to Jack's book?

2. Why does Emily not finish her article she is working on in Part 2: Chapter 2?

3. What does Emily remain hopeful about, prompted by a overheard conversation between her parents?

4. What do Emily and Sarah have to contend with Pookie about?

5. Which topic does Emily choose to write about for a magazine article but never finishes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens career-wise for Emily in Part 2: Chapter 1?

2. Describe Emily and Sarah's relationship in Part 2: Chapter 1.

3. In Part 1: Chapters 1 through 2, what are the differences between Emily and Sarah?

4. What are the negative effects of choosing an authorial voice versus a character as narrator?

5. What happens when Emily and Jack return to Iowa City?

6. Do Emily and Andrew have a happy marriage?

7. Is there a rivalry between the two Grimes sisters?

8. In Part 1: Chapter 3, Emily decides to go to a movie alone. What happens instead?

9. How does Sarah injure herself in Part 1: Chapter 1?

10. What happens for Emily in the year break Andrew takes from their relationship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you believe that Tony killed Sarah? First, explain the circumstances leading up to Sarah's death and what happened after her death.

Essay Topic 2

How are male characters portrayed in The Easter Parade? Compare two to three male characters to the female characters in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Choose either Sarah or Emily and examine her relationship with Pookie. Is their relationship stereotypical of a mother/daughter relationship? If not, how does it differ?

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