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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 was Sophie doing when the cat bit her?

2. Where does Charlie get into a public argument?

3. In which branch of the military did Charlie serve?

4. What does Otto do when he sees the cat at the door?

5. Where did the cat bite Sophie?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Sophie feel so rushed to get home while she is out alone with Charlie?

3. What is a loving bleeder?

4. What bothers Otto about his neighborhood? Why?

5. What does Sophie hear when Otto goes back to sleep after being woken up at 3:00 am?

6. What did Sophie do when the cat bit her? Why?

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

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

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

10. What shows Sophie that her marriage was in serious trouble before her affair?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Otto and Charlie are both very dynamic leaders in this book with strong followings. What are the differences in the two styles of leadership? How do these differences affect their characters, their followers, and their role in the plot?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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