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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. When Mathilde is old and bathing in a porcelain bathtub, what letter does she realize her life could be drawn in?

2. In Chapter 10 of Furies, what did the man who followed Mathilde buy while she was at the modeling agency?

3. Where was Mathilde sent when she was five or six?

4. How many men had Mathilde made love to before Lotto?

5. Who helps Mathilde to bed at the end of Chapter 1 in Furies?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Mathilde get Lotto to notice her?

4. Why did Mathilde hire a private investigator?

5. How did Mathilde's little brother die?

6. How did Mathilde find Lotto when he died?

7. How did Mathilde meet Ariel?

8. Why didn't Mathilde ever have children?

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

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

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 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

Lotto's mother died. How was Lotto affected by the death of his mother and why was he affected in that way?

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