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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 does Lizabeth notice in the neighbor's crab apple tree?
2. What has Matt never done that surprises Lizabeth?
3. What movie does Matt refuse to watch?
4. What do the furniture people do with Lizabeth's double bed?
5. What does Matt say he likes about being "married"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Lizabeth tell her neighbors to explain why she has a naked man in her house?
2. On the way home from Richard Hastings' house, what does Lizabeth tell Matt that surprises him, and how does she go about telling him?
3. Elsie finds out the first name of the flasher and where he lives. What does Lizabeth choose to do with this information?
4. 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?
5. Compare/contrast Matt and Paul and their parenting styles.
6. What are the preconceptions Lizabeth has about Matt as a role model for her children that give her pause? Why do you think she is so concerned with those preconceptions?
7. 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?
8. What does Lizabeth do to keep busy when she finds herself bored in her self-imposed prison, and what does Matt do when she does?
9. The reader learns more about Matt's childhood in Chapter 9 than throughout the rest of the book. Was his childhood happy? What happened to his mother? Describe his childhood relationship with his father.
10. What happens while Matt is cooking breakfast in Chapter 8?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Matt is jealous of Lizabeth's family. It is what he has always wanted. What importance do you think this has in Matt's developing a romantic relationship with Lizabeth? Before the reader is told about Matt's past, what did the importance of Lizabeth's sons and aunt lead the reader to believe about Matt's childhood?
Essay Topic 2
Which character serves as the antagonist for this novel? What about that person makes him/her the antagonist? Is there more than one antagonist? If so, who? Which antagonist is more important to the story line and why? Or are they equally important? If so, why?
Essay Topic 3
There are several uses of symbolism in this novel. Select two and thoroughly explain the relationship between the symbol and what it represents. What is its importance to the story line?
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