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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 Juanita say about Thelma?

2. What does Richard get a ticket for when he proposes to Rachel?

3. What subject is the article about that is in Rachel's typewriter in Chapter Nine?

4. What does Julie say her daughter flushed down the toilet at school?

5. What recipe do Julie and Rachel perfect while at Rachel and Mark's Virginia home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Siegels' reaction when Rachel calls them to tell them about Mark and Thelma's affair?

2. What is Jonathan doing outside his house when Rachel arrives?

3. Describe Rachel's labor.

4. Describe Richard's proposal to Rachel.

5. What are the policeman doing in Rachel's Washington house when she returns from the cooking demonstration in New York?

6. Why does Rachel agree to return to Washington with Mark?

7. Describe Juanita's character.

8. Does Rachel enjoy giving cooking demonstrations?

9. How do Arthur and Julie keep Rachel entertained in the hospital?

10. What does Julie tell Rachel about Mark's promise not to see Thelma anymore?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Rachel's parents and their influence in her life. What kind of role models are they? Does she wish she could share this experience with her mother? How does her father attempt to comfort her? In what way have both her parents failed her?

Essay Topic 2

What role does food play in this novel? How is it important to Rachel's life and marriage? Why does Rachel provide recipes as she tells the story of her marriage breaking up? Do the recipes add to the story? Explain why or why not.

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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