Waiting to Exhale Papers & Assignment Topics

Essay Topics/Writing Assignments

These 20 essay questions can be used as essay questions on a test, or as stand-alone essay topics for a take-home or in-class writing assignment. Students should have a full understanding of the text in order to answer these questions. They ask for a thorough analysis of the text.

1. Savannah notices a run in her pantyhose at the New Year's Eve party.
Part 1) What happens to the run as the night progresses?

Part 2) What does this run foreshadow later in the night?

Part 3) What might this run foreshadow later in the novel?

2. John nonchalantly informs Bernadine that he is leaving her.
Part 1) For whom does he leave Bernadine?

Part 2) Describe John.

Part 3) How is John's business practices a metaphor for how he handles his breakup with Bernadine?

3. The author uses a metaphor...
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