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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 is Obley?

2. Who is Pip?

3. Who gets irritated with the narrator in ‘Making Love in 2003'?

4. Who is Steve K?

5. Who never takes their wig off around Pip in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the narrator work in "Making Love in 2003'?

2. Who does the narrator sleep with in 'I Kiss a Door'?

3. What is Thunderheart?

4. What store does Kate's father own?

5. What is Rick's job in Ten True Things’?

6. What is the narrator's job in 'I Kiss a Door'?

7. Who is cheating on their spouse in ‘Making Love in 2003’?

8. Who does Pip live with after high school?

9. Who is Kate?

10. Who wears a wig in 'Something That Needs Nothing'?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the role of grief in the book. Who in the book experiences grief, and why? What events trigger their grief, and how do they manage it? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the book's theme of identity, and in particular, one's exploration of one's own identity. What characters in the book work to find, explore, or define themselves, and in what ways? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the various settings of the book. Choose one particular setting and describe its significance to the characters and the story as a whole. Why is this setting important to the story? Use examples from the text as support.

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