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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 was one of David's favorite toys?

2. What was Dave doing?

3. Where did David invite her parents?

4. What did Slik return with wrapped in a jacket?

5. What is Kate late for this time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was David considering buying Kate three Porsches?

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

3. Why did Elsie call Kate stupid?

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

5. Why did Kate get so worked up about her mom coming for dinner on Saturday?

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

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

8. What made Kate feel more secure in her own home?

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

10. Why did Howie blush?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dave was so afraid to show Kate his third floor that he locked it up tight every time she was over. How do you think the story would have progressed if he would have shown her the room earlier? What do you think Kate's move would have been in that instance?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast David and Kate. Explain how they are suited for one another romantically, and how they differ from each other. Would you have thought that these two types of personalities would get along? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In terms of literature, what kind of character is Kate? What about Dave? Could both be considered the same kind of character? Why or why not? Is Kate the only kind of character like this in the novel? If so, why do you think that is? If not, who else can be considered to possess the same character description?

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