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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 type of vehicle does Amber drive?

2. What is the weather like in Chapter 1?

3. How much money did Tom make when he applied for a mortgage at Mike Andrews' bank?

4. In Chapter 5, how old is Ronnie?

5. Where did Tom get the bed he sleeps in?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 17, what are Trina and Jamey doing when Tom goes to Trina's unit?

2. What does Detective Flatley tell Tom when he calls her in Chapter 15?

3. In Chapter 5, where does Tom's brother, Charlie, live and have a family?

4. When Tom had ice cream with Drew when Drew was still in high school, why did Tom think the accident and everything that happened was his fault?

5. What does Tom remember about selling his work van and what he did with the money?

6. Who cooked dinner after Tom's wife, Ronnie started graduate school?

7. Why does Tom have trash belonging to Mike and Kerry Andrews, and what does he find in the trash?

8. Why did Tom not get any money for disability or the homeowner when he was injured?

9. How does Tom judge Trina?

10. How has Tom and others gotten their units in 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Backstories are used to present information about events that happened before events in the novel. How do backstories provide insight into characters and events? What is the importance of backstories in Such Kindness?

Essay Topic 2

Tom decides that living with chronic pain is like dealing with a bad marriage. Why does Tom equate living with chronic pain to a bad marriage?

Essay Topic 3

In the first part of Such Kindness, Tom judges Trina and her choices. Why does Tom judge Trina and the choices she has made?

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