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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Elaine think the angry woman is at first?
2. Where does Elaine work while she's in college?
3. What does Elaine do at the studio, after the art retrospective?
4. How does Elaine react to Cordelia's embarrassment during the play?
5. Who contradicts Elaine's thoughts at the end of Chapter 14?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss criticism in the novel.
1) What does criticism of Elaine's art mean to her? How does she relate to the press and others that view and criticize her life and work as an artist?
2) What role does criticism play in Elaine's childhood relationship with Cordelia and her other friends? Where is the line between constructive criticism and abuse?
3) Why does Elaine become critical of others in high school? Why do Elaine and Cordelia spend their time criticizing others?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the structure of the book and its use of flashbacks.
1) Why did the author choose this particular present time to anchor the flashbacks?
2) What purpose do the flashbacks serve, and how would this book be different if it were told chronologically?
3) How does the past intrude into the present time for Elaine, and how does that compare to the reader's experience of the flashbacks?
4) Why are the flashbacks presented in the order that they are?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss control in the novel.
1) Elaine believes that Cordelia wants her to kill herself, and is putting thoughts of suicide in her mind when Elaine is a young girl. How does Cordelia control her at that age? Does Elaine have a choice in the relationship?
2) Who has the control when Elaine and Cordelia are in high school, and why?
3) Does Cordelia continue to control Elaine, even when they are apart, years later in their lives?
4) Why does Elaine allow Josef to control her during their relationship?
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