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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 Shakespearean play does Lily mention in Chapter 5?

2. How many children do the Winthrops have?

3. What is the narrator doing to work out in Chapter 1?

4. What was the name of the man who was an accomplice to Lily's kidnapping?

5. What was the name of the man who kidnapped Lily?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Lily kidnapped?

2. Did Lily have a key to the dentist's office when she first started cleaning there?

3. Why was Lily not able to return to her life after the kidnapping?

4. What does Lily do for a living?

5. Why did Pardon Albee pick up Marie Hofstettler's rent check every month?

6. Why did Lily not confide in Claude Friedrich?

7. Why is Lily's house a shotgun house?

8. What does Lily learn about Claude Friedrich's personal life when he visits Marie Hofstettler?

9. What disciplinary issues are handled at the preschool board meeting?

10. Who does Lily see during her walk in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Lily's relationship with Marshall and Lily's relationship with Claude. Cite examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Explain why Lily knew that something was wrong with the Yorks. Cite examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Argue whether Lily is or is not the protagonist in the novel. Cite examples from the book.

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