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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. Why does John go into the office early at the beginning of Chapter 2?

2. What does Kate thinks about her therapist?

3. What is John's uncle's name?

4. What does Aunt Emily constantly keep her eye on?

5. What does John realize about Sharon's boyfriend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is revealed about John's family in this chapter?

2. What is very apparent about John and Aunt Emily's relationship?

3. Where does John live?

4. Does John have anything in common with his mother?

5. Who does John feel that he has fallen in love with?

6. Who is John excited to see and why?

7. What occurs on the ride to the Gulf Coast?

8. Who does John remind his mother of?

9. What does Kate decide to do about her therapist?

10. Where does John invite Kate to go with him? What is her response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which theme did you think was the most important in the book?

Describe the theme and give three examples of times that it is explored by the characters in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Kate and Aunt Emily are two matriarchal figures in John's life that pressure him to make different decisions.

1. Although Kate thinks she is very different than Aunt Emily, how are the characters the same? Why do they control so much of John's thoughts?

2. Explain why Kate is Aunt Emily's foil in the novel.

3. What life choices does Kate pressure John to make? How is her pressuring any different than the high standards that Aunt Emily has for John?

Essay Topic 3

1. Compare Harold's wife to a typical Southern housewife. How do their actions and behaviors differ from one another?

2. Why is Kate so put out by Harold's wife?

3. Because Kate constantly looks to find her freedom from New Orleans society, is it interesting that Kate is shocked by Harold's wife's actions?

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