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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 time is it when Rachel shows up at Alejandra's house?

2. What does Elizabeth lose when she falls asleep in the park?

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

4. Who does Toby suspect Rachel is sleeping with in Section 4?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Toby call while he is in Rachel's apartment in Section 4 and why?

3. How did Toby and Rachel meet?

4. How does Rachel describe Miriam Rothberg in Section 6?

5. What role does Same Rothberg play in Rachel's nervous breakdown?

6. What does Rachel keep ordering from the Chinese Food Resturant and why?

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

8. What does Toby learn about Nahid in Section 4?

9. Who is Alejandra Lopez and how does Rachel discover her?

10. What does Toby tell the children about Rachel in Section 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does religion strengthen or weaken Toby and Rachel's marriage?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Is this a Feminist text? Analyze the text through a feminist lens to answer the question.

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