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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. How did Otto feel while in business with Charlie?

2. How did Otto feel when the cat got into the box?

3. Who does Cynthia's husband have a fascination with?

4. How does Claire describe her financial situation when she first got married?

5. What does Sophie hope will happen when she and Otto flirt?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Bentwoods find when they get to their vacation home?

2. What does Sophie witness while waiting to get her prescriptions filled?

3. Who is Mr. Haynes? How is his home described?

4. How did the Bentwoods catch the cat?

5. What does Sophie hear as she leaves the hospital? Why does this upset her?

6. Who is Tom? Why does he say the Bentwoods are lucky?

7. What does Claire tell Sophie she and Leon do when he stays over?

8. What caused the split in the business partnership between Charlie and Otto?

9. What does Sophie do after calling some hospitals? Why?

10. What does Sophie do while the cat is taken to the ASPCA?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happened between Sophie and the cat? How does this interaction shape the course of this plot?

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

Sacrifice is a theme that is very prevalent in this book. Who are the characters most affected by this theme? How do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

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