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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. Where does the narrator of ‘Making Love in 2003’ work?

2. Who is against the idea of working in a peep show in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’?

3. What class does the narrator take in 'Ten True Things'?

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

5. For how long does the narrator of ‘Making Love in 2003’ care for a man dying of cancer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Madeleine L’Engle?

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

3. What is Obley?

4. Who is Pip?

5. Who is Kate?

6. Who is Tammy?

7. What is Buckman?

8. What is Thunderheart?

9. Who is in love with Eleanor in 'I Kiss a Door'?

10. Who does Pip live with after high school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the relationship between Pip and Kate in 'Something That Needs Nothing.' What is the nature of this relationship, and in what ways is it either positive or negative for these characters? Use examples from the text as support.

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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