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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. In Chapter 37, what is Abigail looking at on her laptop?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 38, where does Stu remember seeing Celeste?

3. In Chapter 4, how old is Jane?

4. What is the view from Mrs. Ponder's sewing room?

5. In Chapter 22, what are Celeste and Perry watching?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Madeline learn when she searches for the name Saxon Banks on the internet?

2. In Chapter 13, what does Celeste remember happened when she and Perry went to a marriage counselor two years ago?

3. In Chapter 28, why does Madeline tell Abigail that she can take her four-poster bed?

4. In Chapter 19, how does Madeline tell Ed that she felt when she was a single mom?

5. How does Madeline twist her ankle in Chapter 2?

6. How is Madeline described in Chapter 3?

7. In Chapter 15, what is Madeline wearing when Jane and Ziggy come over?

8. What does Celeste remember about the first time that Perry hit her?

9. In Chapter 8, what is Abigail doing with her dad and his new family on Christmas morning?

10. Why does Madeline think there should be a law that ex-husbands had to live in different suburbs in Chapter 24?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Jane and Celeste feel like they are partially responsible for the abuse they have suffered. Why do the women feel that they are partially responsible for being abused? What does Celeste’s therapist say about victims not being to blame for their attackers' actions?

Essay Topic 2

After orientation day, there are two camps—those who side with Madeline and those who side with Renata. How does the war begin between the two women? How is the war resolved?

Essay Topic 3

Jane suffers from feelings of inferiority. What happened that made Jane feel inferior? How did that incident influence Jane’s behavior and personality in a negative way?

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