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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. Who did Oliver fall in love with?

2. Who does Bodie run into at a restaurant in Kern?

3. Where does Bodie show Thalia to track her period?

4. Whose husband used to put on Spanish music she could dance to when she was upset?

5. Who left his initials in one of the common rooms at Granby?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Bodie, what is the best thing she ever heard on her secret payphone?

2. Describe the interaction between Bodie and Robbie at the swimming pool.

3. What questions do Geoff and Bodie consider at Aroma Mocha?

4. When Bodie learned that Carlotta had cancer, what did she think about?

5. In what way does Bodie break sequestration rules?

6. What happened when Beth took the witness stand?

7. What advice does Fran give Bodie about "Starlet Fever"?

8. According to Bodie, how did killing Thalia impact Robbie?

9. According to Bodie, what makes prison hell?

10. What did Bodie learn from visiting Beth in Vermont?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Bodie interrupt the story at times to include details about Omar's injuries? What is the greater implication of these interjections? How else does Makkai make this point?

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

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.

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