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

2. What picture does Margaret take from her wallet and study while in the coffee shop in chapter 1?

3. Whose bedroom does Wanda now occupy in Margaret's house?

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

5. What nickname does Margaret give to Wanda in chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What brought Wanda to Seattle? Why?

3. What causes the decline of Stephen and Margaret's marriage?

4. Why does Margaret insist on allow Wanda to use her car? Why does Wanda hesitate?

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

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

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

8. What happened to Wanda's parents that caused her to live with her aunt and uncle?

9. What does Margaret think she hears Wanda doing in the bathroom during their initial interview? Why does Wanda do this?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Margaret Hughes? What illness does she have? What does Margaret decide to do about this illness? Why does Margaret decide to invite a stranger to move in with her? Why does Margaret worry about what her figurines and other valuables might think of her new roommate? How does Margaret get along with her new roommate? Who disapproves of Margaret's new roommate? Why? Why does Margaret later decide to invite other people to move in with herself and her new roommate?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following relationships in detail, including ways in which they have changed as the novel's plot has progressed, using quotes from "Broken for You" to support your conclusions:

1) Wanda and Margaret

2) Wanda and Troy

3) Michael and Irma

4) Margaret and her roommates

Essay Topic 3

How does Margaret meet Gus McPherson? What role does Gus play in Margaret's life? What gift does Margaret make to Wanda in chapter 12? What does this say about their changing relationship? Why does Margaret suddenly begin making friends and coming out of her reclusive lifestyle when she learns she is dying? What does this say about Margaret's character? Do Margaret's new friends know about her illness? Explain.

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