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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 bad news does Marnie get in the beginning of Chapter 12?

2. Where does Law take David in chapter 12?

3. What does Marnie see in the bushes outside Law's house?

4. What does Law do when Marnie awakens in Chapter 16?

5. In Chapter 11, whose identity does Law request Marnie to give him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marnie say about Law's gift to David?

2. What does David tell Law about Marnie?

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

4. Who takes David to get his driver's license?

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

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

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

8. What does Law do that surprises Marnie?

9. How does Law claim Marnie has harmed David by not getting married?

10. What does Marnie find at Law's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Law's friends. Why does Marnie disprove of Law's friends? What do Law's friends do at his party that Marnie finds objectionable? What does Law's choice to spend time with these people say about his own personality? Is Law like his friends? Is Law different? How?

Essay Topic 2

What does Marnie's decision to raise David after Sharon's death say about her character? What kind of a person is Marnie? Why did Marnie take custody of David at such a young age? Did guilt play a role in Marnie's choice? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Marnie decide not to fight for custody of David? What does Law's ability to provide luxuries for David have to do with her decision? Does money make a person a good parent? Why or why not? Does Marnie believe she is a bad parent because of her lack of money? Why or why not? Give examples from the novel.

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