Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of the neighbor whose house Lizabeth disparages in Chapter 7?
2. What are Matt and the dog doing on the porch after the fiasco in the kitchen?
3. Why does Matt refuse to watch the movie?
4. What is the name of the glass company that has come to Lizabeth's house?
5. What does Matt ask Lizabeth to do when they are arguing in the dark in her kitchen?
Short Essay Questions
1. Lizabeth makes the decision to cut Matt out of her life, no matter how painful the excision will be. What is her reasoning for feeling that she must do this?
2. A comic moment takes place in Chapter 8 when Matt tackles the man he thinks is the flasher. Why did Matt tackle the man, and who is he?
3. Choose one of the several family relationships described in the novel and outline its importance to the story.
4. How does the flasher make up for his actions after losing his temper at being ignored by Matt and Lizabeth? Describe his appearance when he makes arrangements.
5. Lizabeth decides to question Matt point blank about what he would do in certain parental situations. What does she ask him, and how does he respond?
6. Matt buys a new bed for Lizabeth, inciting another angry outburst from her. What does the new bed represent to Lizabeth?
7. What does Lizabeth tell her neighbors to explain why she has a naked man in her house?
8. At the barbecue, Ferguson steals the ham and runs off. Describe what happens next.
9. How does Richard Hastings find out about Lizabeth, and why does he choose to flash her?
10. When Lizabeth and Matt finally get home from their jog at 2 a.m., they find Elsie and the boys in the front yard. Describe their time with Paul. What was the end result?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Which character serves as the protagonist? What about that person makes him/her the protagonist? Is there more than one protagonist? If so, who? Which protagonist is more important to the story line and why? Or are they equally important? If so, why?
Essay Topic 2
True happiness seems to be the basis for most, if not all, romance novels. Both of the main characters are seeking true happiness by taking very different paths that somehow converge in the end. What path does Matt believe will lead to true happiness? Why do you think he believes this? What path does Lizabeth believe leads to true happiness? Why do you think that she believes this? At what point do their paths converge?
Essay Topic 3
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?
|
This section contains 1,093 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
