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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. Why does Emily's family push her to do this?

2. In which state is Jack offered a job?

3. What is the first location mentioned in the novel?

4. Why does Sarah abandon the book she was working on?

5. What is the name of Walter Grimes's lover?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Pookie and Emily's visit to the country cottage where Sarah lives in Part 1: Chapter 3.

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

3. What is Jack's temperament like in Part 2: Chapter 2?

4. What does Emily learn in a letter from Sarah?

5. Why does Pookie want to be close to Tony's parents?

6. Do Emily and Andrew have a happy marriage?

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

8. There are several references to alcohol and alcoholism in Part 1: Chapters 3 and 4. What are some of those references?

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

10. In Part 1: Chapter 4, the differences between Emily and Sarah become more apparent. Describe those differences.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Abuse plays a major role in The Easter Parade. Discuss abuse in the novel, looking at both emotional and physical. Choose one character and explore how abuse has shaped his or her life.

Essay Topic 2

Several characters in The Easter Parade are writers. What are their attitudes towards writing? Are they successful as writers? Do they share any of the same traits? Discuss writers as characters.

Essay Topic 3

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

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