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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 is strange about the man in Otto's front yard?

2. How much money does Otto give the black man?

3. Where did Sophie go before having lunch with a friend?

4. How does Sophie describe Claire's ex-husband?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Sophie feel when she leaves Claire's house?

4. What does Otto suggest to Sophie when they return home from Flynders?

5. How did the Bentwoods catch the cat?

6. What does Sophie hope will happen when she flirts with Otto? What comes of it?

7. What does Otto feel determined to do after the hospital visit and why?

8. How did Otto find out about Sophie and Charlie going out? What is his response to this?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sophie endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does she learn through these experiences?

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

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

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