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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 has Liz been warned of?

2. What is Dennis's last name?

3. What is Liz's emotion as she leaves in Chapter 7?

4. Who does Liz say she does not want to end up like in Chapter 6?

5. What does Maggie fear in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Liz's tough exterior versus her softer interior.

2. What is the disparity in the definitions of love between the characters in the story?

3. Why does Liz claim that her dates with Sean are no longer fun?

4. On her date with Dennis in Chapter 3, what does Maggie hope?

5. What does Dennis think about Maggie while they are on their first date?

6. Why does Liz want to go to the Red Pub Inn?

7. Why is the third person omniscient point of view helpful in the first chapter?

8. Why does Liz berate Maggie?

9. Compare and contrast Dennis and Sean.

10. Describe Maggie's loyalty to Liz.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the important elements of the graduation scene? What symbolism is represented in the graduation scene? Why is this an important part of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Why is the third person omniscient point of view important in the story? What elements of a third person omniscient point of view make the story connect with the reader? How would the story change if the book were not written in this point of view?

Essay Topic 3

What is symbolic about the Madonna statue that Liz's mother gives to Liz? What other symbols are represented in the story? How does the reader know that symbolism is being used in the context of the story?

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