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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 is Liz getting ready for in Chapter 7?

2. Who makes Liz feel uncomfortable in Chapter 4?

3. Under what condition does Liz claim she would have sex with Sean?

4. What does Liz say the boys in the car would "beat their mother" for?

5. What does Liz read in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What elements of foreshadowing are included in the letter that Liz writes to Sean in Chapter 6?

2. What is Sean's main problem in Chapter 5?

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

4. Why does Liz berate Maggie?

5. How does Liz try to improve her relationship with her parents?

6. How is the Madonna statue being moved a symbol? What does it symbolize?

7. Compare and contrast Dennis and Sean.

8. What are the contents of the memo at the end of Chapter 3?

9. Describe Maggie's loyalty to Liz.

10. Why does Liz decide against having sex with Sean?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does peer pressure play in the novel? what message about peer pressure does the author wish to send? How do the characters cope with peer pressure? Do you think the author meant for the characters to serve as a model for peer pressure and the ideal way for teens to deal with it? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What is the main conflict in My Darling, My Hamburger? Identify the sub-plots in the story. How do the sub-plots contribute to the underlying themes and the overall conflict?

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