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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 Suzanne do as she is getting stronger?
2. What is one thing Suzanne says about Nicky when he goes for his check-up?
3. What does Matt have happen inside the church at the end of the ceremony?
4. How many weeks total do Matt and Suzanne honeymoon?
5. What do Matt and Suzanne do just at midnight one night?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Matt tell Nicky about the accident?
2. What had Matt's friends and coworkers done while Matt and Suzanne were gone from the house for three days?
3. What does Katie do one night for her friends the Browns?
4. What is Katie learning from Suzanne's diary?
5. What does Katie remember about Matt as she is thinking about the diary?
6. Describe the locket Matt gives Suzanne.
7. What happens after Suzanne is admitted to the hospital?
8. What questions does Katie ask as she is reading the diary?
9. What does Matt announce one day before daylight and what do they do?
10. What happens when Katie sees Matt outside her office?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The first scene in "Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas" begins with a traditional scene in a romance. A woman in a bathtub. All women know she will be either waiting for a lover or comforting herself because of a fight or break-up with a lover. The reader is told that the big, fluffy cat in the room with her is named Guinevere. To keep the romance and courtly love in full view of the audience is the Labrador named Merlin. There will be some type of magic.
1. What is a cliche? Do you think the comment about a woman in a bathtub is a cliche? Why or why not? Use examples from "Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas" and your own life to support your answer.
2. What do you think the author is attempting to do by naming the cat and dog Guinevere and Merlin? Use examples from "Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas" and your own life to support your answer.
3. What do you think is meant by the statement, there will be some type of magic, referring to the first fifteen pages of the book? Use examples from "Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas" and your own life to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the following:
1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?
2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?
3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?
4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?
5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the following:
1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?
2. Analyze and discuss "Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas" based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if it is a successful novel.
3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider "Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas" a successful novel? What about young teens?
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