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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 did Evie's grandparents buy Crockett Island?

2. How old does Evie remember being at the end of Chapter 7?

3. Where does Evie live in Chapter 2?

4. How far was the Harvard Club from Grand Central Station?

5. What seafood was served in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened at the end of Chapter 1?

2. How did Len and Reg meet?

3. In Chapter 9, what does Evie think about the Big House?

4. What did Kitty think of Elsa when she met her in Chapter 11?

5. How did Evie meet her husband?

6. What did Elsa want Kitty to take?

7. In Chapter 5, what would Gerhard and Elsa do in Chapter 5?

8. Where did Ogden and Kitty live in Chapter 15?

9. What is Evie's career, and what is she known for?

10. In Chapter 3, where did Kitty go in the days after Neddy's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joan took a job as a typist for a book publisher. Why was it unusual for a woman in Joan’s position to have a job, and what barriers was she pushing against? What barriers was her publisher trying to break through? What is communicated about breaking barriers through her job?

Essay Topic 2

Ogden’s father took him to visit the Erie Canal when he was a boy. What did Ogden learn when he was there? What principle did he learn that became a guideline by which he lived his life?

Essay Topic 3

Joan had seizures. What were some words that were used to describe her seizures? What limitations was it thought that her seizures put upon her? What is revealed about attitudes toward epilepsy through Joan’s experiences?

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