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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. Who offers Marie a place to stay while she is pregnant?

2. Who had not been wearing a seatbelt on the day Helene died?

3. What does Slater say Thomas will do?

4. What does Marie discover about Thomas after she gets rescued?

5. Who liked milking cows at Agathe's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Slater tell Marie about his relationship with Helene?

2. Why does Marie hate Ed Ross after Thomas's death?

3. What does Marie tell Robbie when he asks why she became a Fed?

4. Where and how does Thomas die?

5. Who wins the election that takes place at the university?

6. What happens on the way to Slater's office?

7. What does Marie tell Thomas at Mole National Park?

8. What secret does Slater reveal to Marie at dinner?

9. Why is Marie terrified after she gets out of the shower?

10. What does Marie discover about her pregnancy 12 weeks in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you analyze Marie's role as a mother. In what ways does motherhood change her?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you analyze whether Marie is a reliable narrator or not. Include evidence from the text to support your assertions.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you analyze how Marie's understanding of Daniel Slater changes throughout the novel. How and why does her understanding of him change so drastically?

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