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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 are described as Tabitha's favorite dishes in Chapter 10?

2. Who is the doorman at Louisia's building that is off, making Ashok work, in Chapter 13?

3. What is the approximate size of Louisa's room at the Lavery?

4. Where does Agnes's mother live?

5. Who is the math teacher described in Chapter 1 as having a moustache that collected crumbs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during Sam's visit to New York?

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

3. How is the dinner at the Grand Pines Country Club described?

4. What happens at JFK airport when Louisa goes to pick up Sam in Chapter 8?

5. What gifts are exchanged in Chapters 14 and 15? Why?

6. How is Agnes described when her character is first introduced?

7. How is Mr. Gopnik described?

8. How is Louisa's boyfriend in England described?

9. How does Louisa meet Josh?

10. How is the setting of the Lavery described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of fashion in Still Me. What does fashion represent to the main characters in the novel? How is fashion used as a symbol for identity? What does Louisa's personal style say about her as a character?

Essay Topic 2

Define irony and discuss three examples of irony in Still Me. How does the author employ verbal irony in the novel? How is situational irony explored? What dramatic irony occurs? Why does the author employ each example, and what is the effect on the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the themes of grief and loss in Still Me. Louisa suffers several losses on the novel. What are they? How do they affect Louisa? How do they impact her circumstances and her future?

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