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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 Ethan work?

2. What does Baker think Ethan should do with his wife's money?

3. Who does Ethan go to see on Easter night?

4. What does Ethan say about Margie when she comes into the store before Easter?

5. Where did Ethan learn to get rid of bad memories?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the possible prizes for winning the contest that Ethan's children want to join?

2. What does Ethan dream about on Easter Sunday?

3. What causes Ethan to forget to open the store doors the day before Easter?

4. What does Margie say to Ethan at the beginning of the book, and how does she feel when she leaves?

5. What does Baker say to Ethan about the investment he wants him to get involved in?

6. What does Ethan find when he gets to the store on the Tuesday after Easter?

7. What does Ethan think about while he is alone after Easter?

8. What does Ethan say will happen if Baker is able to get Danny's to make him a guardian?

9. What does Marullo want to do to save money at the beginning of the book?

10. What did Ethan like to shoot as a child, and what ended his love for hunting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

Baker and Marullo are two very similar people, and yet they have some very notable and important differences. Using the text to cite some support, write a comparison/contrast essay about these two characters.

Essay Topic 3

Despair is a theme that is placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in this book?

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