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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 do Michael and Melissa do in the end of Chapter 11?

2. What does the whole group of friends do together in the beginning of Chapter 12?

3. Who was Justin's mother?

4. What is Melissa's new job in Chapter 15?

5. What does the exterminator tell Melissa she should look for in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Melissa feel about being around her father, Cornelius, for the holidays?

2. What does Michael begin to realize about Rachel almost immediately after he begins a sexual affair with her in Chapter 8?

3. Why is Damian starting to fall apart emotionally in Chapter 10?

4. In Chapter 11, what kind of a relationship do Ethan and Justin have?

5. What happens at the end of Chapter 13 that is shocking and horrifying for both Melissa and Michael?

6. What does Melissa think about her house at 13 Paradise Row after the exterminator comes back for a visit in Chapter 8?

7. Why is Michael so upset when Melissa tells him who she has slept with in Chapter 13?

8. Where does Justin actually die?

9. What event shakes Damian to his core in Chapter 13?

10. What is Stephanie trying to work with her daughter Avril on in Spain on vacation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the origins and early days of Melissa's and Michael's relationship, and the dynamics therein, predict some of the problems the two experience much later on? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay comparing and contrasting the problems in Michael's and Melissa's relationship with the problems in Damian's and Stephanie's relationship.

Essay Topic 3

What was Melissa's relationship with her father, Cornelius, like as a child? How do you think Melissa's relationship with her father affects her relationship with Michael and her attitudes to her adult romantic relationships? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your answer.

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