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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 does Striker mark N/A on his job application in chapter 20?

2. What role does Striker imagine himself playing in the midst of a car accident at the end of chapter 22?

3. Who does Michael take Gina to meet early in their relationship?

4. What illness does Rudy claim to have in chapter 20?

5. What television show does Irma and Striker watch after dinner in chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. What picture does Striker have of his wife and how does this connect him with Wanda Schultz?

2. What does Striker see in the street in chapter 22? How does this make Striker feel?

3. How does Wanda's knowledge of her parents' relationship compare with what Striker has revealed to the reader in part two of the novel?

4. What happens soon after the dinner Striker shares with Irma and her husband, Sammy?

5. What odd behaviors on the part of Gina Lorenzini does Michael O'Casey overlook due to his amorous feelings for her?

6. How does the author draw parallels between Wanda Schultz and M.J. Striker in part two?

7. What character seems to tell Striker how he can pull Irma out of her depression in chapter 21?

8. How do the Hawaiian shirts becomes something of a symbol between Striker and Irma in chapter 21?

9. Why does Michael leave his daughter and go in search of his missing wife in chapter 19?

10. Why is Michael forced to quit college after marrying Gina?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

What is the first mosaic Wanda makes with the shards from Margaret's china collection? What is the significance of this piece? What notoriety does she receive from her work? What idea does Troy have in regards to Wanda's art that will change the house in which Margaret lives? What mosaic does Barbara Cohen hire Wanda to make? Who appears in the piece? Whose kitchen does the piece resemble? What does it mean to Wanda? To Margaret?

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