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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 buy in a stupor once he learns the news about Rachel in Section 4?

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

3. What do Toby and Rachel do when they first meet?

4. What show did Rachel like watching as a kid?

5. What does Toby ask Joanie in Section 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Toby and Rachel meet?

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

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

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

7. What do Solly and Hannah's emails say from camp?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Brodesser-Anker explores the difference between the internet and reality in this novel. What is Brodesser-Anker saying about our online personas versus our personas in real life, and how does one impact the other?

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

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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