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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 did the listing for the vacation house say?
3. What does Amanda ask Clay to do with her before answering the people's request who had shown up on the porch?
4. Who was Ruth's and G.H.'s contractor on the house?
5. Where is the vacation house Amanda and Clay have rented?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Clay's and Amanda's first impression of the Washingtons in Chapter 7?
2. Why does Amanda refuse to entertain Rose's entreaties to try to meet up with her friend Hazel?
3. How do both Clay and Amanda react when they hear a noise in Chapter 6?
4. Why does Amanda like getting emails from work, even when she is on vacation?
5. How do the adults try to get information about what is happening in the outside world in Chapter 11?
6. In Chapter 14, what does Ruth tell G.H. she is thinking about in terms of happy memories?
7. What does the title "Leave the World Behind" refer to?
8. What racist thought does Amanda have about the Washingtons in relation to the vacation house?
9. What does Ruth think about G.H.'s relationship with Danny?
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 are some of the first indicators that Ruth and Amanda are quite different kinds of women and that they might not see eye to eye? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay exploring the different reactions of the four main adults in the novel - Amanda, Clay, Ruth, and G.H. - the first time they hear "the noise."
Essay Topic 3
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.
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