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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 size fish tank does Lydia have?
2. Where does Dee volunteer?
3. In Chapter 5, how long ago was Claire's house built?
4. Where did Lydia go instead of to a meeting as Rick suggested in Chapter 4?
5. Where did Claire hit Allison when she got angry and hit her with her tennis racket?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Captain Mayhew say that the videos Claire finds are fake?
2. What does Claire say about Paul and animals, and how does Lydia contradict her?
3. How does Lydia describe Claire to Rick?
4. What had Lydia told Claire about Paul 18 years ago?
5. What happens after the robber takes Claire and Paul's valuables?
6. What is the truth behind Lydia's hatred for the Mothers?
7. How had Paul's obsessive compulsive disorder manifested itself?
8. What does Dee tell Lydia when Lydia is driving her to an away game?
9. When Lydia brings up the fact that Paul tried to rape her, what offenses does Claire bring up?
10. What does the man look like who robs Claire and Paul in the alley?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Claire considered leaving Paul before they had been married a year. Why does she consider leaving Paul, and what do her actions reveal about the differences between loving someone and needing them?
Essay Topic 2
In Pretty Girls, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
Essay Topic 3
Claire chooses to marry Paul. Why does Claire’s family believe marrying Paul is a mistake?
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