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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 do Marshall and Lily eat while they watch an old movie on cable Sunday morning?

2. What does T. L. read while Lily is at the York's apartment to pick up her pay for the last week?

3. What does Lily have to eat the next Monday after the murder?

4. What time do the Drinkwater's leave their house in the morning?

5. Who helps Lily carry her groceries in on Sunday afternoon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Alvah tell Lily when Lily is at the Yorks' picking up her check for last week's work?

2. How does Lily get the job of bathing Mrs. Rossiter's dog?

3. What does Lily usually do from 10:30 to noon on Mondays?

4. Why does Lily not allow Carrie Thrush to pay her for cleaning on Saturday morning?

5. What are typical activities for Lily on Sundays?

6. Why does Lily suggest that she and Marshall should not see each other until his divorce is final?

7. Why does Deedra say that Pardon Albee irritated her?

8. Why does Lily work harder for Carol Althaus than any of her other clients?

9. What did Deedra see when she stopped by Pardon Albee's apartment on Monday afternoon?

10. How was Pardon Albee killed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Citing examples from "Shakespeare's Landlord," discuss why Lily's ability to stop Norvel when he attacks her validates what Lily and her classmates are learning in their karate classes.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss why Lily finally feels comfortable telling Marshall, and then Claude, that she had found the body. Cite examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the gang rape changed Lily's life. Cite examples from "Shakespeare's Landlord."

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