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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. George's mother had been what kind of a subversive character prior to her death?
(a) An anarchist.
(b) A war protester.
(c) A political cartoonist.
(d) A feminist cheerleader.

2. 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) Guilt and fury.
(c) Joy and adoration.
(d) Joy and sadness.

3. What term indicating class status had George's father applied to George's mother's class origins?
(a) Socialite.
(b) Working class.
(c) Middle class.
(d) Academic.

4. What romantic gesture does H make toward George for the first time on her third visit to George's house?
(a) She kisses George's mouth.
(b) She kisses George's forehead.
(c) She interlaces her fingers with George's.
(d) She puts her arm around George.

5. George and H develop a studying technique that involves what form of literature?
(a) Songs.
(b) Poems.
(c) Memoirs.
(d) Short stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month had George's mother passed away?

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

3. In what month had George, Henry, and their mother eaten dinner near the castle in Italy?

4. What emotion is Henry really feeling when he tells George that he is bored?

5. What position does Mrs. Rock hold within George's secondary school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the revelation that is finally made about the source of George's incessant feelings of "guilt and fury" (210) that result in repetitive thoughts.

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

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

5. What is the main method George's father uses to cope with the trauma of losing his wife?

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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