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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. Who is Ellen married to in 'Ten True Things’?

2. Who does the narrator of ‘Making Love in 2003’ catch cheating?

3. Who wants to see the narrator's house in 'The Boy from Lam Kien’?

4. How does the narrator of ‘Something That Needs Nothing’ know Tammy?

5. Who has a pillow that reads, “Making Love in 2002”?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Pip live with after high school?

2. Who is Pip?

3. What is Thunderheart?

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

5. What is Obley?

6. What store does Kate's father own?

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

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

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

10. Who is Steve K?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the book. How does the title support the overall narrative tone and themes (such as growing up, finding purpose in life, etc.)?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the book's depictions of marriage. What is the nature of the marriages depicted in the book, and what do they suggest about the author's ideas/understandings of marriage and how it affects both individual people and couples? Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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