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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 does the character Go in Lancelot's play in Chapter 6 of Fates stay during the entire opera?
2. How old was Sallie when Antoinette met her?
3. Where does Lotto go to get something to eat after the symposium in Chapter 7 of Fates?
4. How long were Lotto's parents married when he was born?
5. Later in Chapter 6 of Fates, why doesn't Lancelot want Mathilde to read what he has written?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where is "The House in the Grove" set and who are the characters in Act II, Scene I?
2. What does Lotto feel when Mathilde tells him he can be a playwright?
3. Why is Lotto gone so long when he goes to fetch milk at the grocery store in "Eschatology"?
4. In Chapter 9 of Fates, what does Chollie ask a bartender to do?
5. What does Lotto do after the symposium when his wife disappears?
6. What does Mathilde suggest that Lotto do two weeks after his accident?
7. Why does Lotto feel that Mathilde needs her sleep toward the end of 'Fates, Chapter 3' when he is awake using his laptop?
8. In Chapter 10 of Fates, what does Lotto imagine his mother tells him about marriage?
9. What happens to Lancelot as he leaves a plane at the beginning of Chapter 5?
10. Where does Chapter 9 of Fates take place?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Lotto dies. How does Mathilde deal with her grief and why does her grief consume her to the point where she struggles with everyday life?
Essay Topic 2
Chollie waited more than 20 years to tell Lotto and Mathilde that he knew about Mathilde's affair. Why did Chollie wait so long to say anything and what were his motives for passing on the information?
Essay Topic 3
Lotto experiences abandonment first when his father dies. What are some times that Lotto experiences abandonment and how do those experiences shape the choices he makes?
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