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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. Where does April cut herself when she takes the license plate off the car in Chapter 11?

2. In Chapter 4, whose car does April's father buy for Irene?

3. What is April's mother's name?

4. How much land did April's father buy from Mrs. Varnick?

5. In Chapter 6, how much money does April have saved from work?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did April start working for Margo?

2. In Chapter 1, how do people react when April sings and plays her guitar at the Blue Moon?

3. How does April fix her hand so she can work in Chapter 12?

4. How does April get a car to leave Little River?

5. What does April's father do after she takes his truck and gets groceries?

6. Who does April call when she gets to Ithaca, and how does that person try to help her?

7. In Chapter 14, how does April end up staying at Adam's place?

8. How did Margo and April begin seeing one another?

9. Why does April go to the Blue Moon and how does she get there in Chapter 1?

10. What does Bodie need help with and why when April comes to work in Chapter 18?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Justin does not believe he is a thief. Why does Justin think April is a thief? Why does April think Justin is a thief? Are they both thieves?

Essay Topic 2

April spends a lot of time alone. What is revealed about loneliness versus solitude through the isolation she feels?

Essay Topic 3

Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What are the settings in The People We Keep? How do the settings evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

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