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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 Creative Visualization?

2. Why did Wanda work hard to never break a dish in the Schultz household?

3. With what item does Wanda bring peace to the waring Schultz children?

4. What picture does Margaret take from her wallet and study while in the coffee shop in chapter 1?

5. What does Oscar Hauptmann tell Margaret caused the death of her mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Margaret go to the Hotel Orleans in chapter 10? Who does she meet there?

2. Why does Wanda interview the clerk at a second hand record store? Who does she pretend to be?

3. Who does Wanda see on the street in front of a vintage record store? What happens after she sees this person?

4. What happened to Wanda's parents that caused her to live with her aunt and uncle?

5. What is significant about the day Margaret's mother died? What happens to Margaret in the aftermath of her mother's death?

6. What role does Stephen play in Margaret's life now that the two are divorced?

7. Why does the author introduce a dream that both Wanda and Margaret are having in chapter 7?

8. Who does Margaret take to the opening night of Wanda's play? What does Margaret give to Wanda after the play is over?

9. Why does Margaret insist on allow Wanda to use her car? Why does Wanda hesitate?

10. Who is the first respondent to Margaret's ad for a roommate? Why does Margaret like this first respondent?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Micheal? Why has he come to Seattle? Where does he work? For what reason? Who does he befriend? What happens to this friendship when the person's spouse dies? Why does Micheal choose to remain in Seattle when it is normally his habit to move on frequently? What is Micheal searching for in his frequent moves? Does he ever find what he is looking for? Why or why not? Who is Micheal's favorite writer?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Wanda Schultz? Why is she so depressed? What happened to Wanda's ex-lover? What happened to Wanda's parents? Why was Wanda adopted? What does Wanda do for a career? What does Margaret call Wanda? Why? Why does Wanda keep searching for her ex-lover? What happens when Troy tries to help her? Who did Wanda really see when she thought she saw Peter? How is Wanda injured? Why does she refuse to speak?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Stephen? How does Margaret feel about him? Why did their relationship end? What was the cause? What role does Stephen play in Margaret's life now? What is Margaret's reaction when the doctor wants to call Stephen upon learning of Margaret's brain tumor? Why does Stephen's new wife call Margaret later in the novel? What does she want? What does she threaten to tell Stephen? How does Margaret react to the threat? What does Stephen say to Margaret after this threat is made good?

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