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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. On the train in Chapter 10 of Furies, what did Mathilde do while a man watched her?

2. In Chapter 11 of Furies, what shampoo did Chollie smell when he hugged Mathilde?

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. What is Ariel's last name?

5. How much was the necklace worth that Mathilde gave Rachel in Chapter 14 of Furies?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why didn't Mathilde ever have children?

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

5. Who comes to see Mathilde in Chapter 9 of Furies?

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

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

8. How did the private investigator that Mathilde hired know Lotto?

9. Did Mathilde ever lie to Lotto?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Lotto is a member of a symposium to discuss the future of theater. Why did Lotto's remarks alienate the audience and his wife?

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