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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 Otto say inhabits all the houses in his neighborhood?

2. Which of Sophie's friends does Otto like the best?

3. What is Mr. Holstein's first name?

4. What is Mr. Bentwood's first name?

5. Who does Sophie blame for being bitten by the cat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What secret did Sophie tell Mike at the Holsteins' party?

2. What does Sophie talk to Otto about when she wakes him up at 3:00 am?

3. Why does Sophie wake up at 3:00 am?

4. What is a loving bleeder?

5. Why does Otto not like Tanya?

6. What did the playwright at the party say about the old and young generations at the party?

7. What secret does Charlie tell Sophie about his wife?

8. How do Francis and Sophie communicate during their affair?

9. What does Sophie do when Otto complains about Charlie at the beginning of the book?

10. Why does Sophie finally confess to her husband about the bite from the cat? What is his reaction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happened between Sophie and the cat? How does this interaction shape the course of this plot?

Essay Topic 2

What happened at the hospital? How does this change the dynamic of the relationship between Sophie and her husband?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings their effect on the plot. Why might Paula Fox have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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