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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. How many mattress parties did Bodie attend?

2. What does Bodie's podcasting class want to do at the Gage House?

3. Whose convocation training tended to run overtime?

4. What clothing item did Thalia's roommate allegedly steal?

5. When were girls allowed to attend Granby?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did investigators start to believe that Thalia may have been using drugs?

2. Describe Dane Rubra's YouTube channel.

3. When she was in high school, how did Bodie differentiate between Granby and Indiana?

4. How did the beginning of Bodie's relationship with Jerome differ from the start of her relationship with Yahav?

5. What does Bodie lose herself doing that makes her late for dinner with Fran?

6. How does Bodie react to Jasmine Wilde's video about Jerome?

7. How does Bodie related to Sheila?

8. Why is Britt's podcast titled She is Drowned?

9. According to Bodie, why was Omar fun to be around?

10. What does Bodie think about rumors?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of Rebecca Makkai's references to real-life figures, such as Rita Hayworth? What do these references add to the narrative? Choose three references to real people or circumstances to analyze.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 30, Bodie says, “It’s human instinct to put yourself at the heart of a disaster. Not even for attention, but because it feels true" (162). What does this mean? Discuss at least two examples from the text and use textual evidence to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 59, Bodie says that she used veganism as an excuse to starve herself, and she ultimately could not row anymore as a result. Then, there is the discarding of Thalia's body and the pain inflicted on other women's bodies within the narrative. What theme do women's bodies play in this novel? Analyze this theme.

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