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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. At what event do Matt and Lizabeth plan to identify the neighborhood troublemaker?
2. What does Elise cook for dinner in Chapter 2?
3. What is the name of the cat at Lizabeth's house?
4. From what school did Lizabeth graduate?
5. What happens to Lizabeth when she steps back to admire her work?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What does Lizabeth realize about the flasher after he races by her house and waves to her in Chapter 4?
3. What does Lizabeth's house symbolize in the novel?
4. Lizabeth is faced with two opportunities to free herself from the normal constraints of her life when she finds herself in Matt's home. Describe one of these opportunities and how it represents freedom from those constraints.
5. What appears to be Matt's motivation for hiring Lizabeth to do construction work? Is she good at it?
6. Elsie's first impression of Lizabeth's house when she drives up is that Lizabeth still doesn't let reality interfere with her imagination. What is meant by this statement?
7. What do you think was the purpose of including the fact that Lizabeth wanted to be a fairy when she grew up?
8. 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?
9. Matt and Lizabeth discuss the flasher and his MO after his second appearance. As they try to figure out who he is, they come up with a couple hypotheses. What do they surmise about the flasher during this discussion?
10. The novel starts with Lizabeth looking for a job at a construction site. What do you think the draw of a job in the construction industry would be to a woman like Lizabeth?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the plot of this novel? How does the plot support the branching story lines? Why do you think the author chose to use this as the plot? Are there any subplots? If so, what are they?
Essay Topic 2
Since she was 5, Lizabeth's dream was to be a fairy. She held onto that dream through adulthood, even though she was well aware that fairies don't exist. What does a fairy symbolize to Lizabeth as a child? What does it symbolize as an adult? What does the fact that she has held onto this dream tell you about Lizabeth and her personality?
Essay Topic 3
Tension is important in working a story toward its climax. There is much tension between Lizabeth and Matt, both physical and psychological. Give an example of tension from the novel. Identify the climax of the novel and describe in detail the importance to the climax of the example you selected.
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