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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 year does Section 2 begin?

2. What image has Agnello painted over and over in his life?

3. Who is Seamus McAvoy?

4. How much does Viveca's perfume cost?

5. What year does the Prologue take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Annie describe her first apartment in Section 1?

2. How does Annie's career progress, as she tells it in Section 1?

3. What did Annie dream a few nights after meeting Orion's mom, in Section 1?

4. Why does Orion get "fired" in Section 1?

5. How did Joe Jones start painting?

6. What is a secret quality that Minnie and Annie have in common as revealed in Section 1?

7. How does Gualtiero Agnello know Joe Jones, in Section 1?

8. What is the controversy over Joe Jone's death in Section 1?

9. What does Orion say he plans to do while he is in Cape Cod, in Section 1?

10. How does Annie describe her daughter Ariane, in Section 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Are the members of the Oh family is a better or worse place by the end of the novel? Explain your reasoning using evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 2

The novel starts with the poem, Ghost of Chance, by Adrienne Rich. Analyze the poem to understand its meaning. Why would Lamb select this poem to open the novel?

Essay Topic 3

What is imposter syndrome and how does it impact Annie throughout the novel?

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