View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of turkey does Meena promise Louisa for Thanksgiving in Chapter 16?

2. Where does Josh's family rent a house every summer?

3. When did Mrs. De Witt's husband die?

4. Where does Ashok live?

5. To what hospital wing does the receptionist direct Louisa when she seeks out Mrs. De Witt in Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Louisa and Sam meet at the end of the novel? Why is this significant?

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

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

4. Why does Mr. Gopnik fire Louisa? How does Louisa respond?

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

6. What is the significance of Mr. Gopnik's vasectomy in the narrative?

7. What does Louisa suggest to Mr. Gopnik regarding Agnes in Chapter 16? How does he respond?

8. What was Mrs. De Witt's former career? How is this reflected in her home?

9. What does Margot's wardrobe symbolize to her? How?

10. What does Louisa discover when she brings Dean Martin home in Chapter 22? What does she do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of power dynamics in Still Me. What characters play out power struggles with one another? Why and how? What symbols represent power in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 724 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample