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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 offers to help Michael and Gina with baby Wanda?

2. How often does Striker begin sharing the evening meal with Irma in chapter 21?

3. What does Michael, aka Striker, hope to draw on to get work in Seattle?

4. What year did Michael take a photograph of Gina and Wanda in the bowling alley that he liked so much he ordered two prints?

5. What does Striker hear as he continues to walk to Aloha Lanes at the end of chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What story does Irma Kosminsky tell Striker over dinner in chapter 21?

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

4. What car accident does Striker witness in chapter 22? How is this ironic?

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

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

7. In the beginning of Part Two, how does the narration change?

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

9. Who is M.J. Striker and why has he come to work at the Aloha Lanes bowling alley in chapter 20?

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

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, 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

Who is Micheal? Why has he come to Seattle? Where does he work? For what reason? Who does he befriend? What happens to this friendship when the person's spouse dies? Why does Micheal choose to remain in Seattle when it is normally his habit to move on frequently? What is Micheal searching for in his frequent moves? Does he ever find what he is looking for? Why or why not? Who is Micheal's favorite writer?

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