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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 memory does Ruth recall in Chapter 14?
2. In Chapter 6, what does Archie want for breakfast that is not available?
3. In Chapter 10, why is Amanda angry at Clay?
4. What does Amanda do as a pretense once the people on the porch are inside the house?
5. How does Amanda feel about taking calls from work on vacation?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does G.H. offer to Clay and Amanda to try to convince them to let him and Ruth stay the night?
2. Why does Clay indulge Rose's request to take many books to the beach?
3. What does Ruth notice that she does not like about Clay's and Amanda's presence in the house?
4. What does Clay think when G.H. Washington tells him where he lives in New York City?
5. 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?
6. Why is Amanda angry with Clay in Chapter 10?
7. In Chapter 14, what does Ruth tell G.H. she is thinking about in terms of happy memories?
8. Why do G.H. and Ruth say they did not want to go back into New York City?
9. In Chapter 13, what does Rose see outside that is highly unusual and a bit unsettling?
10. In Chapter 17, what do Ruth and Amanda work on together that helps them bond just a little?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What issue is Ruth preoccupied with the whole time the Washingtons are at their vacation home with Amanda and Clay? How does Ruth handle the uncertainty regarding this topic? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
What does Clay's experience in getting lost - and lying about it to the others in the house - indicate about the modern person's reliance on technology? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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