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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 does the memorial at the beach commemorate?
2. What vice does Clay have that is meant to be a secret but is not a secret?
3. Which of the following does Ruth think might be responsible for the blackout?
4. What does Amanda do as a pretense once the people on the porch are inside the house?
5. Who was Ruth's and G.H.'s contractor on the house?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Rose's and Archie's relationship like?
2. Why does Clay indulge Rose's request to take many books to the beach?
3. Why does Amanda like getting emails from work, even when she is on vacation?
4. In Chapter 10, what does Amanda tell Clay she wishes she had of his that she does not actually mean?
5. Why do G.H. and Ruth ask to stay the night at the vacation house?
6. Why does Amanda refuse to entertain Rose's entreaties to try to meet up with her friend Hazel?
7. What racist thought does Amanda have about the Washingtons in relation to the vacation house?
8. What does G.H. offer to Clay and Amanda to try to convince them to let him and Ruth stay the night?
9. In Chapter 17, what do Ruth and Amanda work on together that helps them bond just a little?
10. In Chapter 11, what do the Washingtons sheepishly ask Clay and Amanda for?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay exploring the various ways Alam builds and sustains suspense throughout the novel, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
How do Amanda and Clay choose to handle the unfolding crisis in terms of sharing information with their children Archie and Rose, and why do they choose the path they do? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
What are some of the major strengths and weaknesses in Amanda's and Clay's marriage? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
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