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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 Margaret tell Wanda most of the collectibles in her house came from in chapter 3?

2. What is the author describing in the prologue?

3. What were the religious beliefs of Wanda's father?

4. Why does Margaret refuse to have chemotherapy or radiation treatments for her illness?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Margaret take to the opening night of Wanda's play? What does Margaret give to Wanda after the play is over?

3. Why does the author introduce a dream that both Wanda and Margaret are having in chapter 7?

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

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

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

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

8. What brought Wanda to Seattle? Why?

9. How is Daniel Hughes killed? What happens to Margaret in the aftermath of his death?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Margaret's son die? How did this death impact Margaret's life? Why did she become a recluse? Why does Margaret treat the objects in her home as though they are alive and a part of her family? Where did some of these objects come from? How does this knowledge affect Margaret? What does Margaret eventually do with these items? How does this inspire Wanda to become a collage artist? How does this change Margaret and Wanda's lives?

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

Why does Margaret begin searching for the owner of the single tea cup her father stole from a Jewish child? How does Margaret find out the name of the owner? How does Margaret go about contacting the true owner? What does she learn about the owner? Who is the owner? How does this action bring Michael to Margaret's house? When does Wanda learn that Michael is her father? How does Michael learn the truth? How do they react to one another?

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