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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 couldn't she get within three feet of without getting a rush?

2. How did Kate break her leg?

3. What is Dave happy to hear her admit?

4. What excuse did Dave invent for the tally marks on Kate's cast?

5. What was one of David's favorite toys?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the difference between the way Dave held Kate and the way Anatole held her?

3. Why was David considering buying Kate three Porsches?

4. Why did Elsie call Kate stupid?

5. Why did Kate consider David to be the enemy?

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

7. Why did Howie and Slik show up at David's house?

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

9. How was it evident that Dave loved Kate?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How did the interaction with Kate's parents help Dave to better understand her? In what ways would it be possible to feel sorry for a child living in such a household? How could this kind of parenting be responsible for productive and driven adults, but also depriving children of their only chance to be children?

Essay Topic 3

Janet Evanovich juxtaposes many different characters along side each other in her novels. What do you think is the purpose of such juxtaposition? How well do you think Kate and Dave are suited to each other? Grace and Michael? Elsie and Gus? Explain your answers.

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