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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 did David do that Kate was unimpressed about?

2. What color was Kate's mothers' shirt?

3. What does Kate think about footballs?

4. What did Kate's mother accidentally butter instead of her roll?

5. What did Kate not have time for that she regretted?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Dave feel about rattling Kate's composure every once in awhile.

2. What did Dave have in mind for Kate's six weeks off?

3. What made Kate furious?

4. Why did the word "disaster" hover at the forefront of Kate's mind in regards to dinner?

5. What prompted Kate and Dave's closeness in the kitchen and resulted in Kate dropping her crutches?

6. In what ways did Kate feel like she had fallen down the rabbit hole?

7. Why does David want to teach Kate how to play football?

8. How did Dave know who the camera belonged to?

9. Why was it okay in David's mind to be tuned out?

10. Why was David considering buying Kate three Porsches?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of person is Kate? What kind of life does she lead? Explain how Kate and Dave's personalities actually compliment each other. What kind of life awaits them later on?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Explain how Kate's stubbornness is her greatest flaw and her greatest strength. How is this personality trait both desirable and unattractive? Would you like this kind of trait in your boyfriend/girlfriend? Why or why not?

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