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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 54, what does Ethan like from a place down on Biltmore?

2. In Chapter 29, what type of car is in Rosemary's driveway?

3. In Chapter 55, how old does the doctor say that April's baby is?

4. In Chapter 37, where do April and Justin stay?

5. What has Adam bought for April for Christmas in Chapter 30 that she takes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does April tell Carly to tell Adam in Chapter 31?

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

4. What does April remember about traveling with a girl six months after she left Ithaca?

5. 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?

6. How does Robert propose?

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

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

9. What happened to Ethan's boyfriend Rodney?

10. What struggles does April have in Chapter 36 when she travels with Justin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Adam offers to let April sleep on his couch. Why does he offer to help her? Why is she reluctant to accept?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

April’s father neglects her. How would you describe the relationship and between April and her father? How does April make peace with their relationship after his death?

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