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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 what part of New York was Tony's apartment?
2. What does Fern do for a living?
3. What bird was on the T-shirts Ralph bought for the bookstore?
4. What artists did Lucinda love that were played when she danced with Fenno in Chapter 13?
5. What type of car comes with the house Tony is living in at the beginning of Chapter 14?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Fenno go to Paris in Chapter 12?
2. How did Jonah die and how did Fern learn of his death?
3. What photos does Lucinda show after dinner in Chapter 9 and what is her relationship to the people in the photos?
4. How did Felicity respond when Fenno took her to Mal's in Chapter 13?
5. Who were Mal's mother's heroines?
6. Why has Fenno come to the house where Tony and Fern are staying in Chapter 15?
7. What are David and Lil doing when Fenno goes to see them at the clinic in Chapter 10?
8. In Chapter 10, why was Fenno surprised when he looked for Tony and found a woman at the house?
9. What has Fern learned about Tony throughout the years she has known him?
10. How does Fenno describe Mal's mother in Chapter 9?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Mal ends his life. How important is control in Mal’s life? When does he feel that he is losing control? How does that factor into his decision to end his life?
Essay Topic 2
Paul travels to Greece, and Fenno makes trips to Scotland. In what ways are these trips more than physical journeys? How do these journeys affect the men, their personalities, their character, and how they feel about themselves?
Essay Topic 3
Fenno and Fern know how easily love can be lost. How do their past experiences with love color their view of love? Do they ever give up on desiring love? How do they finally find love?
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