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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 Krissy privately call the women in town of her age?

2. What does Krissy see at the bottom of the basement stairs in Chapter Eighteen?

3. In Chapter Twenty-Three, why does Luke say he is worried about Margot?

4. Who did Jace beat up so badly he went to the hospital?

5. In Chapter Twenty-Six, who finds Elliott's sister for Margot?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Krissy feel when the women from Wakarusa bring food to her house?

2. In Chapter Twenty-Five, why does Krissy cut Dave out of hers and Billy's lives?

3. What is January's favorite thing in the world to do?

4. How does Krissy adjust to married life in Part III?

5. What is something Margot notices Luke doing as his dementia progresses?

6. What does Margot ask Pete to do while she is in Chicago for a few days?

7. What does Eli tell Margot that helps her find Jace?

8. How does Krissy remember she felt about raising Jace?

9. In Chapter Seventeen, why does Margot go to Chicago?

10. What does Pete tell Margot about Jace Jacobs before she goes to interview him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Flowers treat the topic of infertility and its impact on families and marriages throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Flowers chooses to end the book with Margot, the main character, in such peril? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Flowers explore the topic of the challenges facing caregivers for family members through Margot's and Luke's relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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