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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 Patty acknowledge at the beginning of "Mistakes Were Made (Conclusion)"?

2. What is the name of Joey's contact at his new company?

3. Where does Patty go immediately following her eviction by Walter?

4. What does Joey accidentally swallow?

5. What gives Patty courage in "Mistakes Were Made (Conclusion)"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Jonathan and how does his family impact Joey?

2. Who does Patty run into on the street one day, and what does he recommend?

3. When Richard and Walter are alone after their meeting, in "2004," what does Walter admit?

4. What is Free Space?

5. What does Patty do after leaving Richard? What causes her to leave there?

6. Briefly describe Joey's relationship with Connie as related in "Womanland."

7. What happens to Walter and Lalitha after Walter's speech goes viral?

8. In "The Fiend of Athens," what happens when Walter delivers a speech?

9. What is the proposal Walter has for Richard in "2004"?

10. Why does Walter hate cats so much?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the author's choice to tell this story from multiple perspectives. How does the variety of narrative voices affect the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the marriage of Joey and Connie. Are they well matched? Will they repeat the mistakes of Walter and Patty, in your opinion? Base your response on their history, behaviors, and beliefs.

Essay Topic 3

At the end of the first section, Merrie Paulsen comments on Walter and Patty, saying, "I don't think they've figured out yet how to live" (28). By the end of the novel, have Walter and Patty figured out this important lesson? What, exactly, have they learned about living?

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