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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 time does Sophie wake up after the party?

2. What does Sophie do about her hand when she returns home after going out with Charlie?

3. What was thrown through the Holsteins' window?

4. What did Mr. Bentwood's business partner do at the beginning of the book that is very upsetting?

5. What does Sophie say has been affected with her growing age?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Otto not like Tanya?

2. What does Sophie say about Francis as she falls asleep?

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

4. What does Sophie say when she compares Charlie and Francis?

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

6. How does Sophie feel when she and Francis first touch?

7. What bothers Otto about his neighborhood? Why?

8. Why did the affair with Francis end?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the dynamic of Leon and Claire's relationship? How does this affect Sophie's opinion of them?

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

Betrayal is a theme introduced near the very beginning of this book. How does this constant stream of betrayal affect the outcome of the plot? Which characters does it affect most?

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