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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. Where does Gary sleep?

2. What does Don tell Malorie and Olympia to do to their babies?

3. Whom does Malorie take with her when she goes to look for microphones?

4. What does Malorie notice has changed about Olympia?

5. What does Tom bring back in a box?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the housemates decide to do with Gary?

2. What does the new entrant bring with him to the new house?

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

4. What does Tom find in the master bedroom of the house he enters?

5. What does Tom bring home in a box?

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

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

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

9. What is written on the sign on the bodies of the parents that Tom and Jules find?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay defining a mother from Malorie's perspective. What does it mean to be a good mother, and does Malorie think that she is a good mother?

Essay Topic 3

Malorie and Tom develop a close relationship. Analyze whether their relationship is more platonic or romantic. Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

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