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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 intriguing item does Masha have on her desk?

2. What is scheduled to occur during the first five days of the retreat?

3. Who abandons themselves to Masha with abandon?

4. As Masha addresses the guests for the first time, Frances envisions herself writing what?

5. What is the name of the other wellness consultant?

Short Essay Questions

1. Frances is concerned to see what happen during their morning hike in Chapter 17?

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

3. How do Frances and Zoe bond outside the meditation studio?

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

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

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

7. What happened to Yao following the events of Chapter 1?

8. Who is Alain and what does he tell Frances? How does she react?

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

10. Why is Tony famous?

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

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel, Nine Perfect Strangers. How does the title reflect the lives of the characters? How does the title reflect the novel’s themes? How does the title’s meaning change over the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

What is Masha’s “new protocol”? What does she think of it, and what do Yao and Delilah think about it? What are the benefits and drawbacks to this protocol, as seen in the guests? Ultimately, is this protocol beneficial or harmful?

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