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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. Kate admits that she is impulsive and emotional about everything but...?

2. What does Kate notice about David that is very sexy?

3. What does Elsie say that Washington is crawling with?

4. How much warning was in David's smile?

5. What kinds of trees were stunted?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Kate like about David's voice?

2. What did the "birthday cake" house look like?

3. Why didn't Elsie like the senior citizens home?

4. What was the difference between Dave and Anatole in the morning?

5. What impresses Kate about David?

6. Why was it kind of weird that there was someone on Kate's roof?

7. How did David justify that Kate wasn't exactly a domestic type?

8. What did David note about Elsie's gun?

9. How does Kate keep busy?

10. What about the hole made Kate fearful?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Elsie and the Old Cadillac belonging to Gus are perfect symbols. What do they symbolize and why? Look for contrasting symbols and try to explain what you think the author could have meant by using these symbols.

Essay Topic 2

Explain why romance is seldom like it is in books. What elements are usually missing in real life? What kinds of things do the characters do, or that they experience, appears to be fantastical in elements, or situations?

Essay Topic 3

Speculate on the point of reading romance novels. What does it provide, if anything, to the reader? Do you think they are important to society? Why or why not? What is realistic about them? What is more fantasy than realism? Explain why you feel this way.

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