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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 does Lotto remember giving a Broadway actress for a wedding gift?

2. How many sisters did Antoinette have?

3. How old is Lotto when he participates in a symposium at the beginning of Chapter 7 of Fates?

4. During the symposium in Chapter 7 of Fates, how old is the girl prodigy who is one of the playwrights?

5. How old is Rachel when Lotto graduates from college?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Chapter 9 of Fates take place?

2. Why does Lotto feel that Mathilde needs her sleep toward the end of 'Fates, Chapter 3' when he is awake using his laptop?

3. Why were Lotto's comments at the symposium just a small bit of news that doesn't last long?

4. Where is "The House in the Grove" set and who are the characters in Act II, Scene I?

5. In Chapter 10 of Fates, what does Lotto imagine his mother tells him about marriage?

6. What is the name and topic of a play that Lotto writes in 2001?

7. What does Ladybird think about Olivia in the play Lotto writes in 2003?

8. What happens to Lancelot as he leaves a plane at the beginning of Chapter 5?

9. Who are the main characters in "Ship of Fools"?

10. What does Lotto do after the symposium when his wife disappears?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mathilde hired a private investigator to research Chollie. Why did Mathilde hire an investigator to find information on Chollie and what were her motives for getting the information?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Someone called Lotto a misogynist. Explain whether Lotto was a misogynist based upon things he does and things that happen in the novel.

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