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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 does Toby ask Joanie in Section 6?

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

3. What college was Rachel going to when she met Toby?

4. What does Rachel say she believes she and Toby were meant to be in Section 5?

5. What Bible story does Toby compare his dating app to in Section 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens between Rachel and Alejandra in Section 6?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Toby reveal about his struggle with weight in Section 5?

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

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

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

10. Who is Jeanine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is setting developed and portrayed in the novel? Select two different settings in the text and analyze their role in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

What role does "The Curse" play in the novel? Where did it originate and in what ways does it show up throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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