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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 Stephanie try to convince her daughter Avril to do that she does not want to do in Chapter 12?
2. What is Damian reading in Chapter 12?
3. Where is Michael staying in Chapter 11?
4. Who does Damian see at his father's grave in Chapter 14?
5. Where does Michael often shop for Melissa on his way home from work?
Short Essay Questions
1. What traditional Nigerian food does Melissa try to make for her family and why does she make it?
2. What does Melissa tell Damian in Chapter 10 that she has never told anyone else before?
3. Who does Michael call late at night in Chapter 11 and why?
4. In Chapter 13, who does Ria say she has been talking to and why does this disturb Melissa so much?
5. What does Melissa tell Michael about in Chapter 11 that allows them to bond for a brief moment?
6. What professional move does Melissa attempt to make in Chapter 13?
7. Why is Damian starting to fall apart emotionally in Chapter 10?
8. Who does Melissa ask for advice about the strange feelings and occurrences in her house, and what advice is she given?
9. Where do Michael and Melissa go on vacation in Chapter 12 and why do they go there?
10. How does Michael react to seeing the things Melissa has put out to ward off the night things and to hearing her concerns about the house?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay explaining how Evans' explanation of Melissa's first experiences in the house at 13 Paradise Row set the reader's expectation for the role the house itself plays in the action for the remainder of the novel.
Essay Topic 2
The novel opens with a party in London celebrating the 2008 U.S. presidential election of Barack Obama. Write an essay analyzing how Evans explains the relevance of Obama's election to the U.S. presidency through her characters in Chapter 1, who are living in London.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay comparing and contrasting the problems in Michael's and Melissa's relationship with the problems in Damian's and Stephanie's relationship.
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