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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. In Chapter 22, how does Yao feel about this particular retreat?

2. What does Heather do for a living?

3. As she drove to Tranquillum House, Frances reflected that she should have been traveling to what city?

4. What inspired Tony to attend the retreat?

5. As Yao gives her a tour of Tranquillum House, Frances is disconcerted to learn that what happens everyday during the retreat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ben concerned about his car as he arrives at Tranquillum House?

2. Why is Tony famous?

3. Who is Paul Drabble and what does the reader learn about him in Chapter 8?

4. Whom does Frances meet as she takes a tour of Tranquillum House? What does she think about them?

5. Who is Ray, and what does he want? How does Lars feel about this desire?

6. What does the reader learn about Heather in Chapter 10?

7. What factors cause Frances to have a meltdown on the way to Tranquillum House?

8. Once alone in her room for the first time, what does Frances discover?

9. What about the Marconi family confuses the director of Tranquillum House in Chapter 9?

10. What does the reader learn about Carmel's background in Chapter 21?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of Ben’s Lamborghini as it pertains to the lives of Ben and Jessica.

Essay Topic 2

What do you think the future has in store for Masha after the close of the novel? Predict Masha’s future based on her thoughts and actions over the course of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Napoleon’s relationship with his wife and with his daughter. How are they similar, and how are they different? Does Napoleon arrive at a place of peace regarding Zach’s death? Why or why not?

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