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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Samantha states that which of her own family members recalls Connor's mother?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her older sister.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her aunt.

2. In Chapter 29, Rachel becomes furious with all but which of the following individuals?
(a) Janie.
(b) Herself.
(c) Connor.
(d) God.

3. Chapter 36 ends how many days before the coming parade?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 1.
(d) 5.

4. With whom does Cecilia watch a video of the Berlin Wall being removed?
(a) Polly.
(b) Mabel.
(c) Isabel.
(d) Esther.

5. Connor tells Tess that he has been seeing a therapist for how many years?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cecilia recalls getting angry with what type of official who had once made Isabel cry?

2. A flashback from what year depicts a conversation between Lucy and Andrew?

3. What is depicted as Janie's nervous habit in Chapter 45?

4. What activity does Principal Trudy tell Rachel that she will be doing during spring break?

5. Virginia gets upset when Cecilia mentions inviting Rachel to what kind of event?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is the sound motif used in concert with one of the narrative's themes?

2. What does Connor say about the nature of his relationship with Janie?

3. How does the reader find out the circumstances of Lucy and Andrew's divorce?

4. How does Cecilia find out that her mother-in-law Virginia knows of John-Paul's culpability in Janie's death?

5. What standing appointment does Cecilia have with her mother-in-law Virginia each week and how does Cecilia view these visits?

6. How does Moriarty go about using Melbourne and Syndey as foil settings within the narrative?

7. What feelings does Rachel have when she watches Tess and Lucy laugh together?

8. What major event in Rachel's life occurs the day after the Easter parade?

9. What faux pas does Principal Trudy commit in Chapter 41?

10. What other actions does Cecilia think she will be taking if she lets "life just continue on" (262) normally after John-Paul's confession?

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