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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 is Arthur's "gift" (4)?

2. What does Maddy make to go along with her and Arthur's first lunch together in Section 1?

3. How old is Arthur?

4. Where do Lucille and Arthur decide to go for dinner in Section 1?

5. What was Lucille's job before she retired?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Gordon and how did he come into Nola and Arthur's life?

2. What does Frank reveal about his ex-wife to Lucille, in Section 2?

3. How does Arthur describe the girl he often sees at the graveyard, in Section 1?

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

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

6. What is happening "more and more often" (4) to Arthur in Section 1?

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

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

9. What happens in the car when Anderson picks Maddy up in Section 1?

10. Who is Anderson and what is the first impression the reader gets of him in Section One?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do cemeteries symbolize in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

How do Arthur and Maddy change one another throughout the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the role that photography and photographs play in the novel. What does photography symbolize in the text?

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