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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 her former life, Masha had worked for what kind of company?
2. How did Frances and Paul Drabble meet?
3. As Frances enters the meditation studio in Chapter 11, she is shocked to find whom?
4. What is the name of Frances's second husband?
5. Who is Paul Drabble?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Frances and Tony are at the pool together?
2. Who is Alain and what does he tell Frances? How does she react?
3. Who is Ray, and what does he want? How does Lars feel about this desire?
4. What does the reader learn about Carmel's background in Chapter 21?
5. Who is Zach and what does the reader learn about him in Chapter 12?
6. What happened to Yao following the events of Chapter 1?
7. Frances is concerned to see what happen during their morning hike in Chapter 17?
8. What do Masha and Frances have in common, as Frances discovers in Chapter 23?
9. Once alone in her room for the first time, what does Frances discover?
10. What does the reader learn about Tony in Chapter 18?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
An epigraph is a short quotation at the beginning of a book. The epigraph to this novel is a quote from Rumi: “You suppose that you are in trouble but you are the cure. You suppose that you are the lock in the door but you are the key that opens it.” How does the epigraph reflect the lives of the characters? How does the epigraph reflect the novel’s themes?
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
At one point in the novel, Masha wants the guests to consider the koan “Show me your original face, the one you had before your parents were born” (132). Discuss the meaning of this koan and how it might apply to two characters in the novel.
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