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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What favorite food does Bart reject when he comes home from the hospital?

2. What does the psychiatrist tell Chris and Cathy that Bart seems programmed for?

3. Just before Corinne rocks Bart to sleep singing him a lullaby in Honor Thy Mother, what does Bart say Corinne used to smell of?

4. Who does Corinne want to take as her own?

5. Who says, "conceived in fire, born in heat," to Bart about his birthday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the intricacies of and history behind Chris and Cathy's relationship. Why is their relationship so secretive? Do they see their relationship the way the world does? How do they justify it to themselves and to their children? What effect does this relationship have on their family?

Essay Topic 2

Identify examples of foreshadowing in the book. Explain what each example foreshadows and how it comes to fruition.

Essay Topic 3

Apply the title to the characters. Who does it apply to? How is it present in the novel? What are the roses? Give examples of what the title describes from the novel.

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