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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. Rebecca accuses Enid of lying about what?

2. When Enid calls Bob Skeetes for the second time, why is she unable to leave a message?

3. What time do Enid and Rebecca set up a date for "Bearded Windbreaker"?

4. What does Rebecca want to call the waiter at Hubba Hubba's?

5. Enid accuses Josh of being in love with whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Enid and Rebecca leave a message for "Bearded Windbreaker"?

2. Why does Rebecca begin to get upset when Enid starts incorporating vocabulary words into her speech patterns?

3. in Chapter Six, why are Enid and Rebecca disappointed with Angels?

4. What is the atmosphere like in Hubba Hubba?

5. What do Rebecca and Enid make fun of, once they are at Hubba Hubba?

6. When Enid goes to Josh's apartment alone, what happens?

7. Why do Rebecca and Enid go to Josh's apartment to watch the talk show John Ellis is on?

8. Why does Enid love Hubba Hubba?

9. Why is it ironic that Rebecca worries about "some creep" falling in love with her?

10. Why did Enid give the nickname "Norman" to the man always waiting at the bus stop?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay supporting or refuting the following statement, citing examples from the text: Enid is in love with Rebecca, on more than a friendship level.

Essay Topic 2

When Enid hosts a garage sale, she is unwilling to sell one of her favorite childhood toys to a man she doesn't like but is quick to abandon the sale, leaving everything at risk for theft.

1) Why was Enid unwilling to sell "Goofie Gus"?

2) How might the struggle against this emotional detachment result in abandoning the sale?

3) Why does Enid run home at the end of the day, hoping nothing has been stolen from her sale?

Essay Topic 3

Labels play a prominent role in Enid's life. Whether using labels to define others or define herself, Enid is quick to categorize many aspects of her life this way. Write an essay examining whether or not this obsession with labels limit Enid's world, supporting your theory with examples from the text.

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