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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. Where are Tilly and Lenny from?

2. What does Megan ask Patrick at the hot dog joint?

3. What does Patrick ask Megan to get him when he wakes up in the morning?

4. What does Megan say she has had a compulsion to do since she was a child?

5. What has Lenny studied in the Navy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Megan justify the TV being located in Pat's room?

2. Why does Patrick dismiss any possibility of living with Megan before marriage?

3. How does Megan react to "The Bridges of Madison County"?

4. Why does Patrick put the animated film on the TV first?

5. Why didn't Lenny know about Tilly's pregnancy?

6. Why doesn't Megan kiss Timmy good-bye?

7. How does Patrick manage to get soaked in the rain shower?

8. What does Megan do on Thanksgiving morning?

9. Why did Tilly move to Williamsburg?

10. What does Megan decide she needs soon after Timmy leaves?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel "Thanksgiving" is written in third-person point of view, from the perspectives of Megan and Patrick. Discuss how this point of view affects the reader's understanding of the characters, as well as their motivations in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Both Megan's and Patrick's families gather for a special holiday. Discuss the relationships that the protagonists have with their families in the novel "Thanksgiving".

Essay Topic 3

Megan and Patrick invite their families over for a joint Thanksgiving meal. Both sets of parents quickly begin to meddle in the affairs of their children, encouraging marriage. Discuss the parents' role in the issues faced by Megan and Patrick concerning marriage.

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