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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. George's mother had told George about a female Renaissance painter with what name?
2. What adjective does Henry use to describe the room at the museum where Francesco's painting is hung?
3. What was the difference in age between George's mother and father at the time of their wedding?
4. How old is Henry in the narrative present?
5. The fourth sentence of Camera states, "George's mother is" (163) what?
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 element of language does George come to see differently after her mother's death?
3. What piece of information did George's mother forget during their time in Italy and why did this event upset George?
4. In what ritual does George begin to engage while sitting in her garden each day?
5. What does the damage in George's house symbolize?
6. Describe the conversation George has with Mrs. Rock about her mother's criticism of a certain politician.
7. How did George's mother react to George's confession about Lisa?
8. Discuss an instance when Smith injects humor into a memory George has of her late mother.
9. What had been George's family's New Year's Eve ritual and which members of the family had participated?
10. Discuss a metaphor Smith uses to indicate George's concern that she may be unable to love.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Smith’s novel How to Be Both. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Look carefully at the passages of How to Be Both that describe the close relationship between decay and crystallization. What is Smith’s purpose for discussing at length the nature of this connection?
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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