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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 Sophie say her former lover gave to others freely?

2. What is Sophie distracted about while she and her husband head to the Holsteins' house?

3. What is Sophie overwhelmed by when she touches Francis?

4. What kind of case will Otto not take on himself?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What purchase did Sophie make at the beginning of the book?

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

4. Why did Sophie tell Charlie she had not seen a doctor about her hand yet?

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

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

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

8. How does Sophie compare Otto and Charlie?

9. What does Sophie say had changed about her with age?

10. Why did the Bentwoods never have children?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power and greed are two common themes in this book. Where do they appear? How do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 2

What caused the end of the business relationship between Charlie and Otto? How does this severed relationship affect their spouses?

Essay Topic 3

Security and safety are two themes that are touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances? How does this affect the characters in these scenes?

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