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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. Larry recalls a particular morning in which month?

2. In what city are the Morgans living in the flashback in Part 2: Chapter 4?

3. What does Charity say is all she needed to make her death the way she has envisioned it?

4. What creature does Larry rescue?

5. Where do Sally and Larry have to move for Larry's new job?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the theme of rescue extend in Part 2: Chapter 2?

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

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

4. How is Charity able to assert some control over Larry's life while her own husband resists her attempts?

5. Although Larry and Sally never had the advantages or financial ease that Sid and Charity did, they seem to have a better marriage. Explain how the author reveals this.

6. Explain the metaphor of Adam and Eve used throughout the novel.

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

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

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

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

Larry spends some alone time at the beginning of the novel to contemplate his life. What does he think about? What conclusions does he arrive at? Explain why he is in a contemplative mood at this point in time.

Essay Topic 2

In what ways are Sally and Sid alike? In what ways are Charity and Larry alike? Could they be happy if they were to switch marriage partners? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The theme of rescue will be an important one in the novel. How does the author begin to build this theme? Give examples of rescues throughout the book.

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