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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 show does Maddy remember watching as a child in Section 1?

2. What does Arthur tell Maddy that she is no longer able to do in Section 1?

3. When does Maddy usually leave school to go to the cemetery?

4. What book is Maddy's English class reading in Section 1?

5. What does Maddy ask for when her father goes to the grocery store in Section 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Lucille and Arthur talk about in Section 2?

2. How does Maddy describe her relationship with the other kids in her school, in Section 2?

3. What does Arthur learn about Heidi Mueller when he passes her grave?

4. What does Arthur dream about in Section 2?

5. What does Arthur find on his porch in Section 2?

6. What makes Lucille suddenly want to live to be 100 in Section 1?

7. What does Arthur find in the kitchen drawer in Section 1?

8. What is the big news Maddy tells her father in Section 2, and how does he react?

9. How does Anderson respond to Maddy's pregnancy when she tells him, in Section 2?

10. What makes Lucille angry at Arthur in Section 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do cemeteries symbolize in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

What does Maddy's baby symbolize in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the relationship between Lucille and Arthur. Consider what they offer one another and how Berg uses their relationship to develop their character.

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