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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 Arthur make Rachel the day she can eat bland food in the hospital?
2. What do Sam and Mark find in the river near their Virginia home?
3. What does Rachel send flying into a row of spectators during her cooking demonstration?
4. Where does Arthur teach criminal law?
5. What color hair does Rachel's second son have?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Jonathan doing outside his house when Rachel arrives?
2. What does Arthur do that betrays his marriage and the Feldmans friendship?
3. What are the policeman doing in Rachel's Washington house when she returns from the cooking demonstration in New York?
4. What is the relationship like between the Feldmans and the Siegels?
5. Describe Juanita's character.
6. What marital fantasy does Rachel have in the airport on the way home to Washington?
7. What is the Siegels' reaction when Rachel calls them to tell them about Mark and Thelma's affair?
8. What does Julie tell Rachel about Mark's promise not to see Thelma anymore?
9. Describe Richard Finkel's character.
10. Describe Richard's proposal to Rachel.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What influence has Richard had on Rachel's life? When he appears at her cooking demonstration, what kind of support does he give her? How does Rachel depend on Richard? Provide specific textual examples to support your points.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Rachel's strengths and weaknesses as a character. Do you think she will weather the end of her marriage to Mark and get back on her feet? Why do you think so? Provide specific examples to support your ideas.
Essay Topic 3
What is Rachel's opinion about the connection between food and love? How can she tell which stage of a relationship she is by the potatoes she is making? Provide textual examples to support your answer.
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