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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. Why is Hannah removed from camp?

2. Who is Barbara Hiller?

3. In Section 4, what does Rachel say she will never do with Toby again?

4. Where do Toby and Rachel go on their honeymoon?

5. What does Toby ask Joanie in Section 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Where does Elizabeth see Rachel and how does Rachel look and act?

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

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

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

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?

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