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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 the name of the Prologue?

2. How much does Viveca's perfume cost?

3. Who is Seamus McAvoy?

4. Where are Viveca and Annie planning to go on their honey moon?

5. What was the name of the exhibit where Joe and Gualtiero met?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Annie learn about Minnie, her housekeeper, in Section 1?

2. What does Joe Jones tell Mr. Angello about his personal history, in Section 1?

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

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

5. What does Orion's mother tell Orion about his father before she dies, in Section 1?

6. Why did Albie and Annie decide to get married in Section 1?

7. How did Joe Jones start painting?

8. In Section 1, Orion is accused of having a sexually inappropriate relationship with a student. How do his colleges react to these allegations and how does this impact Orion?

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

10. How does Annie describe the change in her son, Andrew, between his child hood and present day, in Section 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Section 1, Agnello uses an old Italian proverb: "Destiny shuffles the cards, but we are the ones who must play the game" (21). How does this quote apply to the plot of the novels and the character's actions?

Essay Topic 2

What is the role that Art plays in the novel, both literal and metaphorical?

Essay Topic 3

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

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