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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. On their date, where do Maggie and Dennis sit in Chapter 3?

2. What is the name of Maggie's class advisor?

3. What does Liz present at the entrance to the bar?

4. What is Rod's last name?

5. What does Liz feel that Sea is giving her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. At what point is the transition between the characters' thoughts most intense? Why?

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

4. Why does Liz berate Maggie?

5. How is diction used in Chapter 1 to enhance the reading experience?

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

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

8. What is significant about Liz's astrological reading?

9. What foreshadowing is present in Chapter 3?

10. How is it shown that Liz feels the need to be validated?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What social commentary does the author include in the story? What message about society and today's culture might the author be trying to send?

Essay Topic 2

What are some elements of irony present in the story? How are Liz's parents examples of irony? What purpose does irony serve in this particular story?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the two major relationships in the story: Maggie and Dennis, then Liz and Sean. How and why are the relationships so different? How does each relationship cause conflict? How do characters behave, grow, and develop as a result of the relationship?

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