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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 were the people who tried to help Justin as he died?
2. What does Melissa tell Damian about Michael?
3. What date is significant for Damian in Chapter 13?
4. Where does Michael often shop for Melissa on his way home from work?
5. Who is Hazel's boyfriend?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Melissa tell Damian in Chapter 10 that she has never told anyone else before?
2. What is Stephanie trying to work with her daughter Avril on in Spain on vacation?
3. What does Michael begin to realize about Rachel almost immediately after he begins a sexual affair with her in Chapter 8?
4. How are things between Melissa and Michael when they are on vacation in Chapter 12?
5. What are the circumstances under which Michael and Rachel have their first sexual encounter?
6. Who does Melissa ask for advice about the strange feelings and occurrences in her house, and what advice is she given?
7. Where does Justin actually die?
8. In Chapter 13, what appears in the house that Melissa is disturbed and perplexed by?
9. How does Michael react to seeing the things Melissa has put out to ward off the night things and to hearing her concerns about the house?
10. What does Michael tell Damian in Chapter 14 was the worst thing about the process of breaking up with Melissa?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the significance of the disclosure by the musician Jill Scott in Chapter 7, an artist both Michael and Melissa like from the early days of their relationship, that she has recently gotten divorced? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
The novel opens with a party in London celebrating the 2008 U.S. presidential election of Barack Obama. Write an essay analyzing how Evans explains the relevance of Obama's election to the U.S. presidency through her characters in Chapter 1, who are living in London.
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