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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 sport does Solly want to take lessons in?

2. What does Joanie tell Toby in Section 3?

3. Who does Elizabeth compare Toby to when she sees him for the first time in years?

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

5. How many people had Toby slept with before he married Rachel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Donald Bartuck and why does Toby talk to him in Section 2?

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

3. Who is Cyndi Leffer and what interaction does she have with Toby?

4. Who is David Cooper and what is his interaction with Toby in Section 2?

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

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

7. How does Toby describe the first time Rachel met Toby's parents?

8. According to Toby in Section 3, how does Bartuck change?

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

10. Who is Nahid and what is her relationship with Toby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the self-esteem or lack thereof of the characters act as a motivator? How does it impact the choices they make throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Think about Toby and Rachel's childhoods. How did each of their childhoods impact them as adults and add to the breakdown of their marriage?

Essay Topic 3

Who are the key secondary characters in the novel and how do they add to the plot and character development of the key characters?

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