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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 was Cindy's reason for getting married?

2. What holiday do Beth and Robert spend with the Roerbackers?

3. What does Beth ask Grace to tell her?

4. What does Mrs. Levitt need Beth to bring her?

5. What products does Cindy's mother sell?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Beth resist Patty Bancroft's recent recommendations for her and Robert's safety?

2. Why is Beth alarmed by a noise when Robert has a sleepover?

3. What does Beth do on Christmas night instead of calling Grace like she wants to do?

4. What prevents Beth from becoming too intimate with Mike?

5. How does Robert react when Beth and Mike begin to see more of each other?

6. What is the first slip that Beth makes in possibly revealing her former identity?

7. How does Beth inadvertently end up on TV news and how does she feel about it?

8. What does Beth learn about not being a victim from Mrs. Levitt's story?

9. What is the tipping point that causes Frannie to make the decision to leave Bobby?

10. How do Beth and Robert react when they learn that several New York police officers have been killed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What is the primary setting for the novel? Be sure to include geography, time period and any pertinent popular culture events. Why did Quindlen choose to use this place in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the ongoing conflict between Frannie and Bobby. What are the main sources of the conflict? Why does it perpetuate? What does Beth learn about the reality of her life with Bobby as opposed to the perceptions she had held for so long?

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