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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. Who is Louisa's sister?

2. What does Louisa text to Sam in the end of Chapter 12 (152)?

3. In Chapter 7, Louisa describes the things that she has learned about New Yorkers in her first month. What is the second item on her list?

4. Who is the owner at the Vintage Clothes Emporium that Louisa bonds with in Chapter 12?

5. Where does Agnes's mother live?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the Vintage Clothes Emporium described? What are Louisa's impressions of this setting?

2. Who is Lily and what is her relationshp to Louisa?

3. Who is Ashok and how would you describe this character?

4. What does Sam tell Louisa about his sister in Chapter 14? What does this foreshadow?

5. How does Louisa describe her former employer and her relationship with him?

6. How is the encounter between Josh and Sam described in Chapter 14?

7. What conflict emerges during Louisa's first dinner in the Gopnik home in Chapter 2?

8. Why does Agnes feel her old friends resent her now?

9. What is Louisa's new job in New York? What does she expect of this job?

10. How would you describe the relationship between Agnes and Tabitha?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the characters of Agnes and Leonard Gopnik. Where do the Gopnik's live? How would you describe their lifestyles? What roles do Agnes and Leonard play in the plot of the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of alienation and isolation in Still Me. How does the author develop these themes through Louisa's character? How are they developed through Agnes's character? What symbolism relates to these themes?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of identity in Still Me. How is this theme demonstrated in the novel's title? What specific symbolism relates to this theme? How does the author illustrate this theme through character and setting?

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