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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 does Esther drink at the party?

2. How does Pips propose to eliminate the issue in #63?

3. What topic do the women discuss as the evening progresses?

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

5. Where did the group scatter ashes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What had the women done today that made it such a sad one?

4. Explain what most of the women share at this point in their lives.

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

6. What does Him symbolize for the women?

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

8. What is the nature of the party that Canoe hosts in this section?

9. Where do the women end their day in this section?

10. What is the nature of the intervention?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study on Esther. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her--if anything--at this point in her life?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Him with Pips Phelp. What are their roles within the group of women? What is the trust factor with the women? What are the reasons the women love each of these men who are so dramatically different?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses several instances of flashbacks in the story. Explain what a flashback is and cite at least two making sure to explain what makes each a flashback.

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