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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. Where is the establishment in #91 located?

2. Which of the women leads the book club discussion?

3. Where is the group gathering in this section?

4. What does Canoe give Anne?

5. Which one of the women does the photographer shoot pictures of?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Viv sell herself out by giving in to societal norms?

2. What do the women discuss about the properties of words and lines they read?

3. What do the girls and women do after they have had sandwiches and cake?

4. Why will the women spend Christmas at the hospice?

5. What was Viv's decision-making process about her life's direction?

6. What does Louise share about Him trying to escape from the Center?

7. What is the reason for the party Canoe is hosting today?

8. How does the group meeting at the hospice end on this day?

9. Who is the popular child-rearing expert whose advice the women closely follow?

10. What is Canoe's latest initiative for the women?

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

Explain the metaphor of the foxhunt. What do the hounds represent? What does the mechanical fox represent? Why did the author choose to insert this scene into the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study on Barbara. 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?

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