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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. In what month had George's mother passed away?
2. In what city does George currently live with her father and her brother Henry?
3. How does George respond to H's romantic gesture?
4. People not well-acquainted with H call her by what name?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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.
2. What does the damage in George's house symbolize?
3. Discuss a metaphor Smith uses to indicate George's concern that she may be unable to love.
4. What is the main method George's father uses to cope with the trauma of losing his wife?
5. Discuss an instance when Smith injects humor into a memory George has of her late mother.
6. How did George's mother react to George's confession about Lisa?
7. What is the significance of George's shift away from considering a particular element of language to be very important?
8. Describe the conversation George has with Mrs. Rock about her mother's criticism of a certain politician.
9. 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.
10. Give an example of a piece of dialogue in How to Be Both that reflects the theme of connection.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the themes of truth, lies, and hypocrisy function within How to Be Both and what is Smith’s message regarding these themes?
Essay Topic 2
Examine the novel How to Be Both from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?
Essay Topic 3
What message does Smith send within the pages of How to Be Both concerning the effectiveness of different methods used to deal with grief?
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