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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. Which of the following images appears in the student planner featured after Freddy leaves Laura’s house party?

2. What number tarot card is on display on Doodle’s dresser?

3. What extracurricular is advertised behind Buddy after Eric leaves in the wake of their argument about the birthday party?

4. In what room of Laura’s house does Freddy have a private conversation with her during Laura’s house party?

5. In which class does Laura ask Freddy if she wants to break up with her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Doodle react to Freddy having failed to meet her as requested after her teacher’s rebuke?

2. How does Doodle’s father respond to Freddy’s offer to bring class notes?

3. What reasons does Laura posit for Freddy’s conduct at the event to which Vi invited her?

4. For what reasons does Buddy rebuke Freddy after his argument with Eric?

5. Freddy comments on the man in the show about polyamory she watches. What reasons does she note that he likely does not have to worry about his wives’ flirting?

6. What reason does Buddy note for arguing with Eric about attending a birthday party?

7. Describe Vi’s attire at the event to which she invited Freddy.

8. What does Freddy posit to Anna Vice that she may be doing by remaining in a relationship with Laura while Laura explores other romances?

9. How does Doodle inform Freddy of her pregnancy?

10. What rumor about Freddy’s conduct at the event to which Vi invited her is reported to her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A lack of formal sectional division in the graphic novel obliges a fairly arbitrary breakdown of the text for purposes of study and discussion. On what grounds might the current divisions be in place? Why and how are they appropriate to the text?

Essay Topic 2

The names of several characters are not revealed until far later than their first appearances. What effect does the restriction of information have, and how is the effect created?

Essay Topic 3

What model of fatherhood does Dan provide in the graphic novel? Is it one of which the work approves? What in the graphic novel indicates as much, and how does it do so?

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