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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 does Malorie do to Cheryl's car?

2. What month is it when Malorie is rowing with her children?

3. What happens when Tom and Jules enter the second house on their excursion?

4. What does Malorie steal?

5. What kind of liquor does Malorie drink when she finds the bar?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the last item that Tom brings out of his bag in Chapter 37?

2. Why does Tom claim that they need medicine at the house?

3. What do Malorie and her sister look for in the clouds in Malorie's memory?

4. What chore does Cheryl like to do?

5. What advice does Tom give Malorie concerning Cheryl's car?

6. What does Malorie do when the Girl refuses to eat?

7. What advice did Don give Malorie concerning her babies?

8. What does Tom bring home in a box?

9. Why does Malorie leave the house to go to the bar?

10. What body part does Tom believe he has found in a bowl on the table of a vacant house.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing the role that gender plays among the housemates. Are any of the housemates sexist in their thinking and behavior? How does the author use this to make claims about gender in the novel? Use evidence from the text to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

Malorie experiences both physical and emotional changes throughout the novel. In what ways does Malorie change and in what ways does she remain the same? How do these changes reflect any major themes of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Malorie and a select few are survivors within the novel. Analyze how the author portrays and develops Malorie as a character to develop the theme of survival in the novel.

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