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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 Clay want to do in Chapter 15?
2. What had a past therapist urged Amanda not to do with Clay?
3. What is Amanda's job title?
4. What is one major reason Clay keeps repeating that he thinks they should let the Washingtons stay?
5. What does G.H. do for a living?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the title "Leave the World Behind" refer to?
2. What is Rose's and Archie's relationship like?
3. What does Ruth notice that she does not like about Clay's and Amanda's presence in the house?
4. In Chapter 11, what do the Washingtons sheepishly ask Clay and Amanda for?
5. What is Clay's and Amanda's first impression of the Washingtons in Chapter 7?
6. Why does Amanda refuse to entertain Rose's entreaties to try to meet up with her friend Hazel?
7. In Chapter 10, what does Amanda tell Clay she wishes she had of his that she does not actually mean?
8. What does Amanda tell Ruth about how she wants to treat the information about whatever is happening in the world in terms of her children?
9. In Chapter 12, why are G.H. and Ruth comforted by the things in the basement of the vacation house?
10. What does Amanda buy on her trip to the grocery store in Chapter 3?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Did you find the conclusion of this novel satisfactory as a reader? Write an essay explaining why or why not, supporting your arguments with specific references to the text.
Essay Topic 2
Towards the end of the novel, as things get worse for Clay, Amanda, and their family, how does Clay begin to reassess who he is as a person, and what conclusions does he reach? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Which characters in the novel seem to have the most faith in other people, especially once the scale of the crises begins to become clearer? Which characters seem to lack as much of this kind of faith? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
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