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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 Howard Dunninger make clear to Emily?

2. Why does Emily's refuse Sarah's question in Part 3: Chapter 1?

3. What happens with Emily's job in Part 2: Chapter 4?

4. Who calls Emily on the phone in Part 2: Chapter 3?

5. How does Sarah keep in touch with Emily in Part 3: Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you agree with Emily that Tony killed Sarah or do you disagree?

2. What happens with Emily and Howard's relationship at the end of Part 3: Chapter 2?

3. Discuss Emily's feelings of loneliness in Part 3: Chapter 3.

4. What happens as a result of Emily's refusal to help Sarah when she considers leaving Tony?

5. Discuss Emily's reaction to the masturbation studio.

6. Why does Emily refuse to help Sarah when she thinks about leaving Tony?

7. How does Emily compare herself to Peter?

8. Why does it appear that this relationship between Howard and Emily will not work?

9. What does Emily learn about Sarah in Part 2: Chapter 4?

10. Why do you think that Emily tells her lovers about her sister's misfortunes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of the Easter Parade Sarah and Tony attend in Part 1? Discuss it's context in relation to the rest of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Alcohol plays a major role in The Easter Parade, causing fighting and injuries, hurting people, and inhibiting successful lives. Choose one character from the text and discuss how alcohol has impacted his or her life.

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