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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month had George's mother passed away?
(a) January.
(b) June.
(c) October.
(d) September.

2. What was the difference in age between George's mother and father at the time of their wedding?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 10 years.

3. Which piece of information did George's mother forget during their visit to the museum, causing George to want to look it up on her mother's phone?
(a) Francesco's name.
(b) Leonardo's name.
(c) Cosmo's name.
(d) Michelangelo's name.

4. What term indicating class status had George's father used to describe Lisa?
(a) Socialite.
(b) Jet-setter.
(c) Proletariat.
(d) Middle class.

5. How old is Henry in the narrative present?
(a) 10.
(b) 4.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. The fourth sentence of Camera states, "George's mother is" (163) what?

2. What is the title of the record George recalls once laughing about with her mother and father?

3. What kind of damage to her room does George keep a secret from her father?

4. How many pounds had George's mother generally paid for one of George's ideas she wanted to use in a Subvert ad?

5. During the conversation near the castle, George's mother scolded Henry for what transgression?

Short Essay Questions

1. What clues led George to think that her mother had been put under surveillance prior to her death?

2. For what reason is George unable to find out what songs her mother had danced to during her morning ritual?

3. What two contradictory terms does George use to describe the atmosphere of the Italian town called Ferrara that she had visited with her mother and brother Henry?

4. What timeline does George provide on the first page of the section entitled Eyes and what is its significance?

5. How did George's mother react to George's confession about Lisa?

6. Discuss a metaphor Smith uses to indicate George's concern that she may be unable to love.

7. Give an example of a piece of dialogue in How to Be Both that reflects the theme of connection.

8. What does the damage in George's house symbolize?

9. What does George tell her father after he discovers her in the garden engaging in her daily ritual?

10. In what ritual does George begin to engage while sitting in her garden each day?

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