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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. When Lizabeth was 5 years old, want did she want to be when she grew up?

2. What game does Matt play with Lizabeth's children?

3. What does Lizabeth see in Matt's living room?

4. What does Frank do in his partnership with Matt?

5. What is the name of the cat at Lizabeth's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. Why is Lizabeth surprised by Paul's request to take the boys for a two-week vacation?

4. What happens when Lizabeth thinks she hears the flasher throwing stones against her window the morning after her first sighting of him?

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

6. In an effort to find out who the flasher is, Matt and Lizabeth devise a plan to expose him. What does their plan entail?

7. What does the Elsie's Cadillac symbolize in the story?

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

9. 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.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Character development can make or break a story. Underdeveloped characters can make the story insipid and boring. Overdeveloped characters can overwhelm a story and mitigate the importance of the other characters. Choose one character (other than Lizabeth or Matt) and describe his or her character development. In your opinion, is this character well-developed? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Many modern novels have a target audience -- women, children, men, students, etc. At which demographic do you think this novel is aimed? Why? Do you think that this genre in general is aimed at that particular audience? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Point of view can give important insight into a character. From what point of view is this novel written? Do you think that the story line would have been better served if written from a different point of view? If so, what point of view would you choose and why? If you find this point of view sufficient, how do you think it helps to develop the characters and the plot?

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