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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. Which of the following does Sabine NOT see when she watches The Tonight Show video?

2. What does Howard do when he realizes he has been fooled in the magic trick?

3. Kitty tells Sabine that Parsifal had once been locked in ___________________.

4. Where does Bertie want to go after her medical treatment?

5. Who is Kitty's husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the stories about Albert Fetters make Sabine realize that Parsifal did what he had to do in order to survive?

2. Who are Kitty's sons and what do they find fascinating about Sabine?

3. How do Sabine's views of the world differ from Dot's perspective?

4. What does Sabine tell her parents about her visit with the Fetters family so far?

5. What does Sabine finally see in the Tonight Show performance?

6. Who is Howard Plate and what can be assumed by his behavior?

7. How are Sabine's memories of the Tonight Show performance different from how the Fetters family views it?

8. How does Sabine finally understand why Parsifal had to escape his past?

9. What news does Sabine tell the Fetters family that upsets them?

10. What is Sabine's dream as she naps with Kitty?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the ongoing conflict between Howard and the rest of the Fetters family. What are the main sources of the conflicts? Why does it perpetuate? Why does Howard feel a special conflict with Sabine?

Essay Topic 2

The frustration of unfulfilled affection touches several characters in the story. Name at least two characters who experience unfulfilled love and the situations that occur as a result.

Essay Topic 3

Does Patchett end the story on a note of hope for Sabine or the continuance of her struggle to come to terms with the loss of Parsifal in her life? Give your perspective and two reasons to support your answer.

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