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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. Faith has just moved to what state?

2. Slip should be baking something for the book club meeting she is hosting that night, but decides she would rather spend some time with her what?

3. Faith has just moved from where?

4. Merit's husband is a what?

5. Someone mentions what thing during the opening scene?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think that it was right for Fred to enlist to go to Vietnam?

2. How do you feel about Slip's activist nature?

3. When a woman they don't like comes over, Faith, Audrey and Slip flash the woman. How do you feel about the flashing incident?

4. Do the women in the story appear to be close, in the prologue?

5. Why does Audrey's ability upset Faith?

6. Do you think that Kari should tell her brother that the baby is his daughter, Mary Jo's?

7. How does the book club come by its name?

8. Do you think that Merit is strong or weak?

9. Friendship is set up as the main theme of the novel, in the prologue. What do you think are two qualities that make a good friend and why?

10. Why do you think that Eric beats Merit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many characters in the story feel ashamed or guilty about their actions at various points.

Part 1. Choose a character and write about a situation where you feel that character was right to feel ashamed or guilty and why.

Part 2. Choose a character and write about a situation where you feel that character was wrong to feel ashamed or guilty and why.

Essay Topic 2

At a few points in the book, Audrey seems to have psychic visions.

Part 1. List at least three examples of Audrey's supposed psychic powers.

Part 2. Do you believe in psychic abilities? Why or why not?

Part 3. What would you do if you had psychic powers like Audrey's?

Essay Topic 3

Faith lies to her friends about her past throughout the book.

Part 1. Why does Faith feel compelled to lie?

Part 2. Why does Faith finally feel compelled to tell the truth?

Part 3. Write about a time when you lied to someone and eventually told them the truth. What were the consequences?

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