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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. What two terms had mysteriously flitted through George's head every time her mother had gotten out her phone during the trip to Italy?
(a) Anger and desperation.
(b) Joy and sadness.
(c) Guilt and fury.
(d) Joy and adoration.

2. What is George's mother doing in the video from her childhood in which she appears with her own mother?
(a) Crying.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Playing the trombone.

3. During the conversation near the castle, George's mother scolded Henry for what transgression?
(a) Interrupting.
(b) Swearing.
(c) Playing a violent video game.
(d) Spitting.

4. Which character redefines the word "mystery" for George, describing it as originally having meant "a closing" (184)?
(a) H.
(b) Henry.
(c) Mrs. Rock.
(d) George's father.

5. What does George say "is a finite set of rules" (168)?
(a) Society.
(b) Traffic laws.
(c) Grammar.
(d) Etiquette.

Short Answer Questions

1. The conversation portrayed at the start of Camera takes place in which month?

2. In a significant moment within the conversation in Italy, George's mother told her, "You know, Georgie, nothing's not" (250) what?

3. What term indicating class status had George's father used to describe Lisa?

4. The narrator telling George's story states that at the time of the narrative's unfolding, "it's just past midnight on" (164) which holiday?

5. George and H develop a studying technique that involves what form of literature?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the significance of Saint Catherine within the narrative?

5. Describe the conversation George has with Mrs. Rock about her mother's criticism of a certain politician.

6. What kinds of conflicts have been revealed so far within the text? Give a brief example of at least two conflicts unfolding at the center of the text.

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

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

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

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

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