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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. In Chapter 11, what does Sadie text Alex to tell her?

2. In Chapter 6, why is Alex's daughter upset?

3. In Chapter 11, which unexpected object does Alex tell her mother looks sexy?

4. In Chapter 1, what do Barbra and Victor have an unusual number of in their home?

5. In Chapter 7, what does Barbra tell Avery she can have when Barbra dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6, how does Bobby respond when Alex asks him to think more of their daughter Sadie and put her first?

2. In Chapter 11, what does Alex ask Barbra for in return for Barbra's request of Alex?

3. In Chapter 12, what does Barbra grow up wanting from a relationship?

4. In Chapter 2, why is Alex oddly exhilarated by the news of her father's grave illness?

5. In Chapter 12, what activity does Barbra do daily and compulsively?

6. In Chapter 12, what does Carver regret?

7. In Chapter 6, what is Sadie upset about concerning her father?

8. In Chapter 11, what does Alex think of her parents' move to New Orleans?

9. What unpleasant memory does Avery think of involving Victor in Chapter 4?

10. In Chapter 11, what does Barbra ask Alex to do with Victor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When do you think Twyla realizes Victor is only using her? Why do you think Twyla responds the way she does to Victor's advances? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Alex is so desperate to learn more about her parents' relationship and their reasons for moving to New Orleans? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text.

Essay Topic 3

At the end of the novel, what do you think Attenberg attempts to convey about the Tuchman family dynamic and relationships through the growing closeness and reconciliation between Avery and Sadie? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to support your conclusions.

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