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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 the realization that Andrew comes to that is described in the final sentence of Chapter 5?

2. What did Andrew see in Eden's face and body when he came down to the kitchen with Edith?

3. Why did Eden never say no to Jim?

4. What does Edith say Eden will experience if Andrew continues to see her?

5. Where does T.J. serve dinner when Andrew visits?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Edith warn Andrew not to visit Eden again?

2. What happens when Andrew and Eden are in the kitchen together for the first time?

3. How does Andrew feel about the baby he and Eden are expecting?

4. What does Edith intend when she comes into Eden's room when Eden and Andrew are making love?

5. What does Didi say about Eden that makes Andrew angry?

6. What information does Eden reveal when Andrew persists in learning more about who she had been with in her bedroom before?

7. What information does Eden tell Andrew about what she remembers after the shooting?

8. How does DeSalvo protect Eden in the luncheonette?

9. What does Andrew find in Eden's desk drawer?

10. Why does Andrew buy Eden sneakers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role did Andrew's father have the night of the shooting? Why did he choose to hide the gun Edith used to kill Jim? Did he understand the true situation between Eden and Jim? Why or why not? Give examples from the book to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

How did Eden effectively transform herself into a tomboy so that she could join Andrew's circle of friends? What impressed Andrew, Sean and T.J. about Eden's inventiveness and stoicism? Provide textual examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What gifts does Andrew bring Eden? Why does she refuse to accept most of them? Which one does she accept that changes her life forever? Give examples from the book to support your discussion.

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