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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 does Dennis try to figure out in Chapter 4?

2. What is Dennis's last name?

3. What does Maggie suggest to Dennis that they get?

4. What does Sean buy in Chapter 3 before a date?

5. What does Liz's mother claim to see changed in Liz in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the main conflict in Chapter 5?

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

4. Compare and contrast Dennis and Sean.

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

6. What mean things does Liz say to Maggie and how do they make her feel?

7. Why is Liz uncomfortable around her stepfather? How is it shown that this affects her?

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

9. Why does Liz berate Maggie?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the way that relationships deteriorate in the story. What is the cause of deterioration? What elements cause this to happen? Do you think the story could have been different if factors were changed? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Why is realism important in the story? How does realism give the reader a way to connect with the writing? What is the downfall to a story that does not contain realism? How do these questions apply to this specific 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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