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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. In Chapter 19, how much did Sally have to pay a taxi driver to take her to Rochelle's home?

2. When did Harriet Green's family come to Montreal?

3. In Chapter 16, when did Sally visit Harriet Greene?

4. Where did Sally have to drive to pick up Harriet in Chapter 23?

5. In Chapter 22, what was Lewyn studying in his art history class?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the Hayek Institute what did Harrison plan to speak about, and why did he change his mind?

2. What was Lewyn and Jonas's dorm room like?

3. What was the triplets birthday celebration always like?

4. How did Sally create a space for her in Harriet's house when Harriet invited her to live there?

5. Where does Lewyn live in Chapter 27?

6. How did Lewyn, Jonas, and some of Jonas's Christian friends end up at a Seder at Cornell?

7. What did Sally learn when she made an uninvited trip to Rochelle's house?

8. What does Phoebe learn about her birth?

9. What conference did Eli invite Harrison to in Chapter 18?

10. Where did Johanna ask Lewyn to go with her during spring break in Chapter 18?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A character arc is the inner journey of a character in a book. What characters experience character arcs in The Latecomer? What is the difference between characters who experience a character arc and those who do not?

Essay Topic 2

Eli poses as a Black man. What advantages were there for Eli appearing to be a Black man? What did he gain from the fiction? What is revealed about white-to-nonwhite ethnic self-reassignment and the benefits through Eli’s deception?

Essay Topic 3

Why is Sally angry when she realizes Lewyn and Rochelle are dating? What are her motives for revealing the relationship to the family?

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