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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. Outside of what city does Josh's brother run a Mercedes dealership?

2. How much money up front does Agnes give Louisa for the piano in Chapter 16?

3. Who is the elderly patriarch of the hotel where Louisa and Margot stay in Chapter 29?

4. Who is Treena's lover revealed to be in Chapter 18?

5. Who is the accounts manager at Josh's firm?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Agnes instruct Louisa to deduct increments of money from her account?

2. How does Louisa respond to the discovery of Margot's cancer?

3. Who is Vincent and how does Margot react to meeting him?

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

5. Who is Eddie and how does Louisa's family respond to meeting her?

6. What causes the conflict between Louisa and Josh in Chapter 25?

7. How do both Margot and Louisa change during their trip in Chapter 29?

8. How does Will describe his experiences in New York in his letter that opens Chapter 22?

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

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

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

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 narrative style of Still Me. From what perspective is the story related? In what tense? How would the novel differ if it were related from a different point of view?

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