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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 Alex goes to dinner, who is at the bar also?

2. Who is protective of Alex after her emotional outburst?

3. Who do the sisters identify as the man in the photo?

4. With whom does Alex have a serious altercation that leads her to worry she is losing it?

5. Alex goes to what Precinct where she expects the officers will be questioning the arrested man?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Cordelia.

2. What does David propose to do with Jed about which Alex is reluctant?

3. Why does Alex jump into Ellen's car?

4. What do Mike and Mercer do to help Alex deal with Jed's infidelity?

5. What does David reveal about Cordelia's knowledge of Isabella?

6. What distressing realization does Alex have about Jed?

7. Paul feels that Alex is punishing herself for what?

8. Why did Ellen commit the murder?

9. How does David prove that Cordelia is a fraud?

10. Describe Mickey.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of women in New York in the 1990s when the women in the stories are living their lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do the have? What freedoms do they have that 21st century women do not have, if any?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Alex. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her at this point in her life?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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