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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. How does Bambi travel to Manhattan?
2. Who was Megan visiting at the time of her death?
3. What is the current condition of Esther Curran's house?
4. Which of the following does Gay not attribute to the demise of her marriage?
5. Canoe tells a story about her grandmother and ________________________.
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Esther Curran manage in the years since her husband, Walter's, death?
2. What are the circumstances of Bambi's Break for Freedom from Remington all these years later?
3. What is Bambi's unresolved issue regarding Remington Jackson?
4. Describe the scenario of the failed intervention attempt.
5. What is the group doing at Bambi's house?
6. Explain what most of the women share at this point in their lives.
7. What truth is revealed about Gay's ex-husband's homosexuality?
8. Describe the metaphor of fish as the women trash around the pool.
9. What is the story that Canoe shares about Teddy Roosevelt?
10. Where do the women end their day in this section?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What do the women mean by "Beginning of the End" when they tell each other their life stories? Viv is the last to tell her "Beginning of the End" story and it seems most appropriate for all the women whose endings actually began at the beginnings. What does the author mean by this?
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Esther is clearly different from all the other women in the group. Describe Esther's role in the story and why the author chose to insert her character, even if for just a short while, in the novel. What can the other women learn from Esther? Explain.
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