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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 happens after Patrick changes his thesis topic three times?
2. On the morning after the funeral, what personal question does Abelove ask Marianne?
3. What does Marianne do after Whit tends to Muffin?
4. Where does Michael Sr. live when his son, Mike, visits him?
5. What does Patrick suddenly remember as he drives with Zachary?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the difference between the relationship that Patrick has with Marianne and the one he has with Judd?
2. Why is it so important to Marianne that her father really does ask to see her?
3. What does Marianne do when Abelove's assistant, Birk, disappears?
4. At what kind of place in her life is Corrine as she plans for the Fourth of July celebration in 1993?
5. Why does Mike Jr. visit his father in Rochester?
6. How does Judd explain to Patrick about their mother's behavior on Sunday mornings?
7. At what kind of place is Judd as he heads to the Fourth of July celebration in 1993?
8. Why, after Marianne admits she is in love with Abelove, doesn't she want to accept his proposal?
9. What happens when Judd tries to protect his mother from his father's abuse?
10. In the chapter, "Tears," what is it that Marianne is patiently waiting for?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the novel, "We Were the Mulvaneys." Is it a dark novel filled with tragedy, or is it a novel of light and hope? In what ways does the novel contrast between the two?
Essay Topic 2
What do Judd's realizations in the chapter "Every Heartbeat," reveal about him at that point of the story? Explain how that realization could have had an impact on his reaction to all the things that were happening to his family after Marianne's rape.
Essay Topic 3
Explain what sending Marianne away to live with a cousin they hardly knew was supposed to accomplish. After reading the entire story, does it accomplish that? If not, why not?
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