View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sadie tells Jo that the fights between Cass and Nora are usually ______________________.

2. Which of the following does Jo NOT feel after leaving the police station?

3. Why does Jo take an indirect route home?

4. Where does Jo's daughter go that night when she asks to borrow the car?

5. What does Daniel do after the party guests leave?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jo's reporting Eli's murder impact Sadie's life in a way Jo never considered?

2. What holiday disaster had Daniel feared, and how did he avoid it?

3. Why is Daniel both relieved and upset when Jo updates him on the police's unwillingness to investigate Eli?

4. Why do Jo and Eli meet, and what do each of them say about their respective marriages?

5. How did Eli and Dana's relationship begin and what did Eli get Dana to agree to in a year?

6. How does Jo respond when Daniel wants to know if she planned to have an affair with Eli?

7. What annoys Jo about Cass' visit?

8. What does Sadie tell Jo about why Jo's daughters always argue with each other and why is the reason so upsetting for Jo?

9. What are Jo's thoughts about Eli after they had coffee together?

10. How do Eli's and Jo's perceptions of life in the group home differ?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The flashback portions of the story take place as America is experiencing the hippie generation, the Vietnam War, Woodstock, and drug usage in the late 1960s. Explain the significance of these political and cultural events on the housemates.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Daniel. What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams? What else can you say about Daniel?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,174 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample