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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. How many pounds had George's mother generally paid for one of George's ideas she wanted to use in a Subvert ad?
(a) 11.
(b) 5.
(c) 20.
(d) 3.

2. George's mother had been one of the original group of how many founding Subvert members?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

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

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

5. George allows H to push her in what kind of a wheeled object?
(a) A shopping cart.
(b) A chair.
(c) A go-kart.
(d) A stroller.

Short Answer Questions

1. What objects had George's mother liked to keep until a particular Subvert project was done?

2. H asks George about a photograph in George's mother's study that features what town?

3. What sort of seating is provided within the room at the museum where Francesco's painting is hung?

4. In what grade are the young women who habitually record sounds in the bathroom at George's school?

5. The second time H visits George's house, they go together to what kind of establishment to talk?

Short Essay Questions

1. What element of language does George come to see differently after her mother's death?

2. What irony does George note about her father's profession?

3. What is the significance of the record album entitled Tell Laura I Love Her?

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

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

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

7. Discuss an instance when Smith injects humor into a memory George has of her late mother.

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

9. What is the significance of George's shift away from considering a particular element of language to be very important?

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

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