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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 is the name of Esther's dead husband?

2. Which of the following does Gay not attribute to the demise of her marriage?

3. Him can be characterized as a ___________.

4. How does Bambi travel to Manhattan?

5. What did Clark call Gay soon after their wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scenario of the failed intervention attempt.

2. What experience does Canoe share regarding marrying in order to avoid spinsterhood?

3. What plan is Pips Phelp leading at the Club?

4. What does Carmen share about the goose eggs and nest she found?

5. Describe the metaphor of fish as the women trash around the pool.

6. What is especially alarming about Esther's lunch invitation on the anniversary of Walter's death?

7. Compare and contrast Walter with Him.

8. Describe Bambi's Breaks for Freedom.

9. What is Bambi's unresolved issue regarding Remington Jackson?

10. What are the circumstances of Bambi's Break for Freedom from Remington all these years later?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Develop a character study of Him. What are his physical characteristics? What emotional hold does he hold over all the women? What does he signify in the women's lives?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the overall setting for the novel. Why does Walbert use the setting she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the nature of this book and why the author created it the way she did. Why did she choose to create a collection of short stories to tell the women's stories? Is it effective? How is it different from reading a regular novel? How is it the same?

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