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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 gift does Marnie decide not to give David for his birthday?

2. What wakes Marnie and Law in Chapter 16?

3. What conclusion does Marnie come to when she learns her mother has been writing letters?

4. What does Law tell David about his behavior with Sharon that summer seventeen years ago?

5. What gift does Marnie notice Law has bought for David when she goes into David's room accidentally in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Law tell Marnie wants to do about his name?

2. Why is Marnie crying when David comes home?

3. Why does Marnie not believe Law would be a good role model to David?

4. What does David tell Law about Marnie?

5. Why does Marnie find Law's desire to be a part of David's life amusing?

6. What does Marnie see when she stumbles across David's room?

7. What conclusion does Marnie come to based on Law's gifts to David?

8. Why does Marnie go to Law's house?

9. Where does Marnie go after her mother's death?

10. What does Marnie discover while visiting her mother in the rest home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Law Kincaid. Who is Law Kincaid? What is his profession? What brings Law into Marnie's life? What is Law's motivation for remaining in Marnie's life? Does Law care about Marnie? Give examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Who is Suzette? What does she symbolize about Law's life? Why does Law blow her off? What does Law's behavior say about his personality? Why does Law think he should stop spending time with people like Suzette? Why does Marnie begin referring to the women around Law and his astronaut friends as Suzette clones?

Essay Topic 3

Love is a theme of this novel. Define theme. How is the theme revealed to the reader? How does the theme of love affect the development of the plot? How many other themes can you name in this novel? How do these themes effect the development of the plot?

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