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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 does Jo buy on her lunch break?

2. Who is Jo's youngest daughter?

3. Jo adopted the name Felicia Stead and told people she was called ________________.

4. What does Jo learn about Daniel?

5. Who brings Eli's dog to Jo's office?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first theory the police have regarding Dana's murder?

2. How does the author use foreshadowing in the situation regarding the euthanasia of Eli's dog?

3. Which characters comprise Jo's family?

4. How do Dana's sisters act when they come to the house to pick up Dana's belongings?

5. How did Jo get her start in veterinary medicine?

6. What do the police learn about each of the housemates that makes the police suspicious of them?

7. How does Jo confuse Jean Bennett when telling her how Jo knows Jean's husband, Eli Mayhew?

8. Who are Jo and Daniel's daughters and how are they different from each other?

9. Who is Jean Bennett and in what circumstances does Jo meet her?

10. How do Jo and Daniel reconnect and then marry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 2

WHILE I WAS GONE is a classic story of loss and renewal. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

WHEN I WAS GONE is a classic story of tests of a relationship. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category? Explain.

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