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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 is Beth's overriding fear?

2. Why is Beth hesitant about Robert's request?

3. What is Cindy's last name?

4. Which of the following does the woman at the coffee kiosk NOT give to Frannie?

5. What is the goal of all the cops' wives that Frannie used to know?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Frannie and Robert waiting at a train station in Philadelphia?

2. What does Frannie decide for her new life with a new identity?

3. Why can Beth not entertain ideas of what a life without Bobby might have meant for her?

4. What does Beth do to make the duplex a little more homey?

5. What is going on in Frannie's life at the time that she meets Patty Bancroft?

6. How does Beth begin to feel about Mike as their friendship deepens?

7. What does Frannie realize about her husband when hearing details about a police case?

8. Were there ever any good moments in Frannie's marriage to Bobby?

9. Where is Beth and Robert's new home located and of what does it remind Beth?

10. Why does Beth worry that Robert may be more like Bobby than she would like him to be?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a character study of Robert. What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams? What else can you say about Robert?

Essay Topic 2

Create a character study of Frannie/Beth. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Frannie/Beth?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the book's title? What are some other possible titles for the book. List at least five and cite your reasons for each.

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