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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 Louisa describe becoming obsessed with in the two weeks before her return home for the holidays in Chapter 16?

2. How long has Mrs. De Witt been in the hospital when she is released in Chapter 23?

3. Who told Sam that Louisa is engaged?

4. What does Louisa compare popovers to in Chapter 16?

5. What drink does Margot bring to Louisa when she tells her to stop sniveling in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is revealed of Margot's financial situation in Chapter 24?

2. How is Mrs. De Witt's home described in Chapter 22?

3. What about Grandad's death upsets Louisa's mother the most?

4. Where and why do Margot and Louisa take a trip in Chapter 29?

5. What happens in the exchange between Louisa and Sam at Louisa's grandfather's funeral?

6. Where does Margot go to live? Why?

7. Why is Louisa unable to attend Thanksgiving Dinner at Ashok's home? How does she feel about this?

8. What does Agnes reveal about her life in Poland in Chapter 20? Why is this significant?

9. What conflict breaks out during Thanksgiving Dinner in Chapter 16?

10. Where does Louisa go with Josh in Chapter 25? What are her impressions of this setting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the plot structure of Still Me. Where in the novel does the exposition transition into rising action? Where does the novel's climax occur? What information is revealed in the falling action and denouement?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Louisa's relationships within her family. How close is Louisa with her parents? How close is she with Treena? What do you think family means to Louisa? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Setting is a very important literary element in Still Me. Where is the bulk of the novel set? Why is this particular setting important to the plot of the story? How does this setting compare to the others that the novel illustrates?

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