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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. On what street does Louisa's mother live?

2. Who is Mrs. Gopkins' driver?

3. What does the owner at the Vintage Clothes Emporium give to Louisa in Chapter 12?

4. What is the name of Mrs. De Witt's dog?

5. What was the name of Emmett Henry's wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Ilaria treat Louisa when she first joins the staff of the Gopniks? Why?

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

4. How does Louisa meet Josh?

5. What is the significance of the pregnancy test in Chapter 14?

6. How did Agnes meet Mr. Gopnik?

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

8. How does Louisa behave during her encounter with the immigration officer? Why?

9. How is Mr. Gopnik described?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship conflicts and struggles that Louisa and Sam face as a long-distance couple in the novel. What aspects of their lives lend themselves to jealousy? Are the conflicts between Sam and Louisa resolved? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Joshua William Ryan the Third. Where does Louisa meet Josh? How does their relationship progress? How and why does it end?

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