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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 is Hallie's husband?

2. What brand of car do Sid and Larry pack for a picnic?

3. What is Larry doing at the beginning of Part 3: Chapter 4?

4. What do Larry and Sally experience in Vermont for the first time?

5. Where do Sid, Larry and Sally find Charity?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author use the Adam and Eve metaphor to advance the plot?

2. How has the necessity for rescue changed between the two couples?

3. How do the Charity, Sid and Sally remain in character when facing Charity's imminent death?

4. Explain the method that Sally has of categorizing her memories.

5. How has Sid and Charity's home changed from the time the Langs first saw it in 1938?

6. How does the author extend the Adam and Eve metaphor in this chapter?

7. What plans has Charity made for her family for after her death?

8. To what does Larry compare the drowning mouse he comes across while searching for Sid?

9. How do Sally's memories provide a different perspective about Charity for Hallie?

10. Explain how Charity's simplistic view of life is in contrast to both Sid and the Langs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Charity wants to model her marriage and household after her mother's style. What are some of Charity's expectations? What happens when the expectations fall short?

Essay Topic 2

Furthering the Adam and Eve metaphor, the author introduces the metaphor of a snake. What is the snake in the marriage of Charity and Sid? In the relationship between the two couples? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

What conflicts become apparent in the marriage of Sid and Charity? What resentments build as a result? How do they punish each other as the marriage ages?

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