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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 does Paul know will happen when Michelle's career takes off?

2. Where does David go right after the memorial service for Phoebe?

3. What is in the largest file of photos in David's study?

4. What does Paul do when he gets home from his performance at school?

5. How does Al feel when he hears about Caroline's secret bank account from David?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Norah feel when she sits by the river with Frederick?

2. What did David say he did after Phoebe's memorial?

3. What does Norah do with David's photos after hearing the truth about Phoebe?

4. What has Phoebe had to learn not to do when in public?

5. What was Phoebe doing when Caroline found her inside a pipe?

6. What does Caroline say she felt like while she raised Phoebe?

7. What does Bree say she wants to do after finding out she has cancer?

8. How did David die, and how does Paul feel when he hears the news?

9. How does Caroline feel as she walks home from the museum?

10. What do Norah and Paul talk about when Paul learns that his father has died?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Comic relief was a literary tool used well by Kim Edwards in this book. What are some of the key examples of this, and how did these scenes affect the plot of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Al is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if he had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

What was the significance of the title of the book, and what role did it play in the plot of the book?

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