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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. How old is Carly?

2. In Chapter 43, who fixes breakfast?

3. Where is the club Ethan takes April in Chapter 52?

4. Who taught April to swim?

5. What dead flowers are in a coffee mug at Rosemary's in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Robert feel about April's playing after she plays at his restaurant the first time?

2. How does April meet Justin in Chapter 42?

3. Where does April play when she goes to Binghamton?

4. Why does Justin decide to travel with April?

5. How is April feeling in Chapter 53, and what does Ethan say about how she is feeling?

6. How does Rosemary threaten April in Chapter 29?

7. What happened to Ethan's boyfriend Rodney?

8. Why does April like playing in bars more than coffeehouses?

9. When April tells Ethan that she feels the same sort of itch that her mother must have felt when she left, what does Ethan say he can do?

10. Who does April meet in Chapter 33, and what is he doing now?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

April and Carly have a conversation about being your own person. What conversation do April and Carly have about being your own person? How should someone be their own person? Why is it important to be your own person?

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

April begins traveling and playing gigs on the road. How is the reality of playing her music on the road different from her expectations?

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