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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 kind of problem does Francis have?

2. What does Sophie say she knows nothing about?

3. Where did Sophie and Francis first meet alone?

4. Why do the Bentwoods not want to live in the Holsteins' neighborhood?

5. What does Charlie say will be destroyed when Otto and Charlie are no longer working together?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Sophie do when she saw the stray cat at her back door?

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

4. What happens to the Bentwoods' house when they return from the party?

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

6. What does Charlie say when Sophie tells him about the cat bite?

7. What kind of law case does Otto refuse to take on and why?

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

9. Why is Otto so upset with his business partner at the beginning of the book?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does vandalism play in this plot? Why is it so important to Otto especially?

Essay Topic 2

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

Claire is a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How does she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

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