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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 is the latest that Ellie is supposed to be at her desk at the Nation?

2. How long after Jennifer sees Laurence at their daughter's boarding school, does he die?

3. What birthday is Ellie celebrating in Chapter 18?

4. In Chapter 19, by what percent has Ellie's performance dropped in a year?

5. In Chapter 19, where does Rory wish to travel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Laurence like when Jennifer sees him again after seven years?

2. In Chapter 20, what has Ellie been thinking about John's wife?

3. Where is Jennifer visiting Yvonne in the summer of 1964, and why is Yvonne there?

4. Where is John going in Chapter 17?

5. In Chapter 12, what does Yvonne want Jennifer to do for her?

6. Why does Ellie go to the Langley Street post office and what does she learn?

7. How does Jennifer leave Anthony at the end of Chapter 14?

8. What is the move like at the Nation?

9. When Jennifer sees Anthony at an embassy party, what does she tell him?

10. What does Jennifer Stirling look like when Ellie meets her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ellie has an affair with a married man. What does the relationship reveal about love and infatuation?

Essay Topic 2

Jennifer separates from Laurence and lives on her own with Esme. Why is Jennifer concerned about her ability to live on her own? How does she make a new life for herself and become independent? How does she meet the challenges she faces?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

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