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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. In Chapter 1 of Furies, who stops Mathilde on a street in Boston and speaks to her?

3. What is Ariel's last name?

4. In Chapter 17 of Furies, what does the investigator look like that Mathilde hired to follow Chollie?

5. How many years had Mathilde's father's family lived in the same house in Notre-Dame-des-Landes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Mathilde do to make Lotto's life easier when he was alive?

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

3. Why did Mathilde hire a private investigator?

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

5. In Chapter 7 of Furies, why did Mathilde go to Thailand?

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

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

8. What do Chollie and Mathilde have in common when he comes to her after Lotto dies?

9. What was the house like where Mathilde's uncle lived in Chapter 8 of Furies?

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

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Mathilde went to live in America when she was eleven. With whom did Mathilde live and what was her relationship with her uncle during the years she lived with him?

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