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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 Sidney give to Rachel in the group meeting?

2. What does Uncle Seymour's Beef Borscht refer to?

3. How long has Rachel been in therapy?

4. What was Amelia's occupation before she got married?

5. Who is Mr. Abbey?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Rachel feel about going back to her therapy group?

3. What happens when a robber comes into therapy group?

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

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

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

7. What does Rachel think about Detective Nolan?

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

9. Where is Rachel's father, Harry, when Rachel arrives at his apartment?

10. What kind of details does Jonathan relate to Rachel about Mark and Thelma's relationship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the members of the therapy group like? Does Rachel feel she will get support from them during this time? Are there tensions between some members? How so?

Essay Topic 2

Choose two secondary characters and explain their importance to the story. How do they influence Rachel? In what way do they help the plot advance? Provide specific textual examples to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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