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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 Paula read to Jack?

2. How many miscarriages did Paula's mother have?

3. Who has Paula's son robbed twice?

4. What did Mr. Dillon teach?

5. What does Paula do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Paula learn about sex?

2. How does Nicola respond to the news of her father's death?

3. What did Paula mistake for a bathroom at Charlo's house?

4. Why did Paula become so vulgar in high school?

5. What were the two labels given to young women when Paula was growing up?

6. What rule does Paula make for herself for the sake of her children?

7. Why does Carmel say she can never think kindly about her father?

8. What does Paula say the difference between wanking and masturbation is?

9. What does Paula say got her negative attention as a teenager?

10. What did Paula do when she wet her pants in the Spencers' bathroom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were Paula's thoughts on education, and how did this change her actions. How did this ideal of his change the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

How is this plot line presented, and why do you think the author chose to present his story in this way?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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