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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 Kate's mother call David?

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

3. What would play have been equated with in the Finn household?

4. What was the main body of dinner that David served Kate?

5. What time did Kate arrive home?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was it evident that Dave loved Kate?

2. How did Kate look to Dave?

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

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

5. Why was David's hand between Kate's thighs while he was driving?

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

7. Why was David considering buying Kate three Porsches?

8. Why was Kate mad at David?

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

10. What was the first thing that made Kate's heart flop for during the evening?

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

The author makes many allusions to popular comic book and cartoon characters. What does this say about the author's personality? Which character do you think the author would most identify with? Provide at least three reasons why you think this is the case.

Essay Topic 3

Speculate on the point of the house across the street blowing up. What kind of affect do you think this has on the plot line? Do you think this affect could have been achieved in another manner? Explain how or why not.

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