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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 old was Mathilde when a new baby came?

2. Where did Mathilde sleep at the beginning of Chapter 10 of Furies after her uncle spoke to her?

3. In Chatper 1 of Furies, what emotion does a woman say is on Mathilde's face when the woman stops Mathilde on a Boston street?

4. When was Mathilde conceived?

5. How many colleges did Mathilde apply to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mathilde feel about all the people who attend Lotto's funeral?

2. In Chapter 8 of Furies, what did Mathilde do so she didn't have to be at her uncle's house very much?

3. Who did Mathilde's private investigator find as an informant?

4. How did Mathilde find Lotto when he died?

5. How did Mathilde's little brother die?

6. Why did Mathilde get rid of the dog and how did she get rid of him?

7. What did Rachel look like the day Lotto and Mathilde graduated from college?

8. What did Mathilde's maternal grandmother look like when she picked up Mathilde at the train station in Chapter 6 of Furies?

9. How did Mathilde get Lotto's first play funded?

10. What did Chollie tell Mathilde in Chapter 13 of Furies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mathilde arranged for Lotto's first play to be financed by her Uncle. How did Mathilde contribute to Lotto's success, and would he have been as successful without her?

Essay Topic 2

Lotto learns that Mathilde had an affair. Why is Lotto so shocked to learn that Mathilde was unfaithful to him and how did the revelation affect him?

Essay Topic 3

Mathilde didn't share everything with Lotto. What secrets did she hide from him and why didn't she share these secrets with him?

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