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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. What month did Thalia die?

2. Why did Bodie stop having a crush on Mike?

3. Who is Oliver Coleman?

4. According to Bodie, who used to sleep in the library?

5. How did Bodie and Thalia know each other?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Dane Rubra's YouTube channel.

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

3. What conflict does Bodie face surrounding Rita Hayworth?

4. What did Bodie find out about Robbie when she searched for him online?

5. Describe the video the narrator watches in Chapter 1.

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

7. What did Thalia Keith look like?

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

9. How does Bodie's lfie change when she moves to Granby?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At several points in this novel, Makkai uses repetition. This is especially common when Bodie references real stories in the news about women who are victims of assault or murder. What role does this repetition play in the narrative? Analyze the impact of this technique, focusing on three different pieces of the narrative that use repetition.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 3, Bodie mentions that many people have opinions about the lives and deaths of people they never met. Bodie admits that even she has opinions she is not entitled to have. Assess the concept of people as property or people as part of the "collective imagination" throughout I Have Some Questions For You. How does Bodie feel about this idea, and do you agree? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Bodie frequently notes the weather at Granby. For example, she notes the fresh snow on Monday morning and the cold air all over campus. What is the significance of the weather in this novel? What does the weather symbolize or represent? Cite three examples from the text.

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