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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. Where did Sophie go shopping at the beginning of the book?

2. What does Charlie say Sophie is enslaved by?

3. What label does Sophie give her former lover?

4. What does Otto say is falling apart when he leaves the Holsteins' house?

5. What does Otto say inhabits all the houses in his neighborhood?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Charlie complain to Sophie about Bobby?

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

8. What does Mike offer to do for Sophie at the party? What is her response?

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

10. What is a loving bleeder?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How does this book illustrate the theme of diversity? Which characters does it affect most?

Essay Topic 3

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

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