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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. Why did Margaret think Daniel was killed?

2. What does Wanda notice in chapter 15 is one common thread among many of the people responding to Margaret's ad for a new roommate?

3. Who tells Margaret she should not allow Wanda to borrow her car in chapter 8?

4. What is the point of view used in chapter 1 of part 1?

5. What does Margaret have a strong impulse to call the valet at the Hotel Orleans?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the first respondent to Margaret's ad for a roommate? Why does Margaret like this first respondent?

2. What discussions does Margaret have with her doctor in chapter 10? What is the result of these discussions?

3. Why does Margaret Hughes decide to get a roommate? Who does she need to consult first?

4. For what reason does Margaret decide to invite another person to live in her house? What is this new roommate's profession?

5. Who does Wanda see on the street in front of a vintage record store? What happens after she sees this person?

6. What is significant about the day Margaret's mother died? What happens to Margaret in the aftermath of her mother's death?

7. Why do Margaret and Wanda begin breaking plates in chapter 13? What is the purpose?

8. Why does Wanda interview the clerk at a second hand record store? Who does she pretend to be?

9. What does Margaret begin seeing in chapter 8? What is this a symptom of?

10. What brought Wanda to Seattle? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wanda was adopted by her aunt and uncle. Examine this family. How does Wanda fit in with this surrogate family? How many siblings are there? Why does one of the children resent Wanda? How does Wanda feel about that? How did losing her parents impact Wanda? How has Wanda's past shaped her present? Why is Wanda so obsessed with her ex-lover? Why does Wanda believe the unsigned postcard is from her ex-lover?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following relationships in detail, using quotes from "Broken for You" to support your conclusions:

1) Margaret and Wanda

2) Margaret and Cassandra

3) Margaret and Stephen

4) Margaret and her father.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following style elements in an essay, using quotes or other examples from the novel to support your conclusions:

1) Metaphor

2) Point of View

3) Setting

4) Character

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