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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. At what time of the morning does H knock on George's door on New Year's Day, the first time she visits her home?
2. George allows H to push her in what kind of a wheeled object?
3. George suspects that her brother Henry has what quality within his identity?
4. In what month had George, Henry, and their mother eaten dinner near the castle in Italy?
5. Once H has departed from George's house, the narrator states of George, "She is not a girl. She is a" (246) what?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did George's mother react to George's confession about Lisa?
2. What is the significance of Saint Catherine within the narrative?
3. What location in her bedroom does George take great pains to hide from her father and why?
4. What element of language does George come to see differently after her mother's death?
5. Discuss an instance when Smith injects humor into a memory George has of her late mother.
6. What timeline does George provide on the first page of the section entitled Eyes and what is its significance?
7. What does George tell her father after he discovers her in the garden engaging in her daily ritual?
8. What does the damage in George's house symbolize?
9. What is the significance of George's shift away from considering a particular element of language to be very important?
10. Describe the conversation George has with Mrs. Rock about her mother's criticism of a certain politician.
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
Trace the characterization arc of George’s character throughout the novel How to Be Both. Discuss whether George is a round or flat character and whether George is a static or dynamic character.
Essay Topic 3
Explicate the theme of family bonds within How to Be Both. What is Smith’s message regarding family and how do you know?
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