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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. What are Toby's children's names?

2. How does Toby feel like he is being treated during their divorce proceedings?

3. How tall is Toby?

4. Where was Rachel suppose to take Solly and Hannah in Section 2?

5. Who is Seth?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Toby, why does he only want to date women his own age?

2. In Section 2, what does Seth say about marriage?

3. In Section 3, Toby uses the words "he was owed" (121). What is he referring to?

4. What does Toby think about the Hamptons?

5. What do Miriam, Cyndi and Toby talk about in Section 3?

6. Why do Toby and and Rachel argue about iceskating in Section 3?

7. How does Seth look, according to Elizabeth, when they meet up again in Section 1?

8. Who is Archer Sylvan and why is he important in Section 1?

9. What does Toby talk about in detail, at the start of Section 2?

10. Who is the narrator and who do she and Toby meet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happens to Karen Cooper in the novel? Why would Brodesser-Anker include the character of Karen Cooper? What could she and her disease symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the role of Nahid in the novel. What is revealed about her, and what is the outcome of her relationship with Toby? What does this reveal about Toby as a character?

Essay Topic 3

What happens with Hannah at camp? What does this incident say about Toby and Rachel's parenting? How does it add to the theme of sexuality in the novel?

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