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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 did Michael and Melissa meet?

2. What does Michael want to do when he and Melissa get home from the party in Chapter 1?

3. What is Stephanie repeatedly asking Damian if he has seen in Chapter 2?

4. Where do Damian and Stephanie go for dinner in Chapter 2?

5. What does Melissa tell Hazel she needs to buy when they go shopping together in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the short poem that begins the novel about, and who wrote it?

2. What does Blake do in Chapter 5 that makes Melissa uneasy in their house as she is changing him?

3. Why is Michael so late to his engagement with Ria in Chapter 6?

4. What was Michael hoping would happen to revitalize his and Melissa's relationship after the Wiley's party in Chapter 1?

5. What grief is Damian dealing with in Chapter 2?

6. Why does Melissa want to try to deliver her second baby in the way she chooses?

7. What does Melissa do with Blake in Chapter 5 that she absolutely hates?

8. Before having her second child, where did Melissa work and what did she do?

9. What game does Michael play on the bus on his work commute?

10. What does Ria often wear that is first mentioned in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing what living in London, as opposed to the suburbs of the city, means to both Damian and Michael.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing the importance of music, and especially the music of John Legend, as a means for Michael to make sense of his feelings about his relationship with Melissa.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing the reasons Melissa feels so angry, upset, and discontented with her life as the primary caregiver for her two young children.

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