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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 reason does Rachel give Miriam for not having a third child?

2. Where do Sam and Rachel talk about moving to?

3. Who does Rachel say she wants to look like when she gets her hair cut?

4. What word does Toby use to describe women in their 20s?

5. Who is Toby surprised to see in his exercise class in Section 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Toby describe his sister in Section 5?

2. What does Nahid reveal about her soon to be ex-husband in Section 5?

3. What happens to Rachel's job in the Section 4 flashback?

4. Why does Toby have to go to camp in Section 5?

5. How did Toby and Rachel meet?

6. How is Rachel's labor and delivery with Hannah?

7. What upsetting news does Toby get at the start of Section 6?

8. Who is Tamara and how does Toby describe her in Section 5?

9. What does Rachel teach Toby after they start dating?

10. What are the different places Rachel goes when she gets back from Kripula, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways are Toby and Rachel similar in their parenting style? In what ways are they different?

Essay Topic 2

Which characters in the text are static? Which are dynamic?

Essay Topic 3

What is a flashback and how is it used in the text? What impact does it have on the plot?

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