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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 type of plant does Irma call hearty in chapter 21?

2. What language does Irma sing in prior to beginning dinner in chapter 21?

3. How long does Striker promise in chapter 20 to remain at his new job should he be hired?

4. Who is Sammy?

5. What is a tiki statue?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Michael leave his daughter and go in search of his missing wife in chapter 19?

2. How does the author draw parallels between Wanda Schultz and M.J. Striker in part two?

3. In the beginning of Part Two, how does the narration change?

4. Why does Gina become pregnant soon after marrying Michael even though she has told him she does not wish to have children?

5. How does Striker celebrate Easter in chapter 22?

6. What symbolic item is mentioned in chapter 18 that is related to a similar item symbolically important to Wanda Schultz?

7. Why is Michael forced to quit college after marrying Gina?

8. What story does Irma Kosminsky tell Striker over dinner in chapter 21?

9. What does Striker see in the street in chapter 22? How does this make Striker feel?

10. How does the author draw parallels between Striker and Irma concerning their painful pasts?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following relationships in detail, using quotes from "Broken for You" to support your conclusions:

1) Margaret and Wanda

2) Margaret and Cassandra

3) Margaret and Stephen

4) Margaret and her father.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Who is Irma Kosminsky? How does she become acquainted with Michael? Why does Michael initially refuse to take her Hawaiian shirt? What happens to cause Michael to take the shirts after all? What is the nature of the relationship between Michael and Irma? Why does this relationship change the way in which Michael has recently been living his life? Is this a good change? Where does the reader suspect this relationship is headed? How does the author foreshadow the end of this relationship?

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