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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Lizabeth's response to Matt's question about her hobbies?
(a) She says she plays piano.
(b) She says she bakes cookies.
(c) She says she enjoys boxing.
(d) She can't think of any.

2. What is the name of Lizabeth's aunt?
(a) Diane.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Elsie.
(d) Rhonda.

3. At what event do Matt and Lizabeth plan to identify the neighborhood troublemaker?
(a) A lineup.
(b) An open house.
(c) A door-to-door canvass.
(d) A barbeque.

4. What game does Matt offer to play in Chapter 3?
(a) Red Rover.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Hide-and-seek.
(d) Soccer.

5. What kind of car does Lizabeth's aunt drive?
(a) Corvette.
(b) Camaro.
(c) Cadillac.
(d) Mustang.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elise cook for dinner in Chapter 2?

2. What gives Matt the indication that Lizabeth is cold when she is in his town house?

3. What does the intruder wear for clothing?

4. How old was Matt when he left home?

5. In Chapter 6, what are Elsie and Matt doing in the darkness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What secret does Matt share with Lizabeth after their intimate moment in the bathroom they are restoring, and how does Lizabeth react to his revelation?

2. Matt's living room is nearly overtaken by a large, shiny, black Harley. Describe the symbolism of the Harley in this novel.

3. Choose one theme shown thus far in the novel and explain its importance to the story line.

4. Describe Matt's house and the condition it is in when Lizabeth is first brought there.

5. During a particularly bad rainstorm, Matt convinces Lizabeth to dance like a fairy on a board positioned above a mud puddle. How does Lizabeth feel about this rain dance, and what does it symbolize to her?

6. What does Elsie's character add to the novel? How would it be different without her?

7. What do you think was the purpose of including the fact that Lizabeth wanted to be a fairy when she grew up?

8. What appears to be Matt's motivation for hiring Lizabeth to do construction work? Is she good at it?

9. Do you believe novels from this genre in general express a cavalier attitude toward premarital sex? How does "Smitten" fit into this genre in this respect?

10. When Lizabeth is awakened in the middle of the night by pebbles being thrown against her window, what does she imagine it to be?

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