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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 happens when Rachel looks at the camera while doing her TV show?

2. Where does Rachel stay when she goes to New York?

3. What recipe did Rachel's mother like to make for her New Year's Day party?

4. What city does Mark live in?

5. What kind of job did Rachel's mother have when Rachel was growing up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Rachel and Mark's early relationship like?

2. What happens to Rachel when she takes the subway to her therapy group meeting?

3. What happened to Mr. Abbey, Rachel's Washington neighbor?

4. What does Rachel imagine her mother would say about Mark's affair?

5. Does Rachel know the woman her husband is having an affair with?

6. What happens when Rachel's producer hires her a voice coach?

7. How does Rachel describe her first husband, Charlie?

8. Describe Rachel Samstat's character.

9. Why does Detective Nolan question Rachel about being in therapy?

10. Why did Rachel move from New York to Washington?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Jonathan's role as a husband. Why is he willing to put up with Thelma's affair with Mark? How does he attempt to control it? What does he try to persuade Rachel to do?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of snooping in this novel and the characters who do it. Where does Rachel snoop to discover if Mark is having an affair? What information does she find? How is her snooping different than Jonathan's?

Essay Topic 3

What kind of person is Mark? Why does he persuade Rachel to return to Washington even though he has no intention of being faithful to her? What does that suggest about his personality?

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