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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. By what month, might trees in Crosby start to change color?
2. How long is the drive from Helen's funeral to the burial plot?
3. Who did Lucy clean house for when she was in college?
4. How many children do Pam and Ted have?
5. Where do Pam's children live?
Short Essay Questions
1. When and where is Gloria Beach's body found?
2. Why was the pandemic difficult for Olive Kitteridge?
3. How did Olive describe her parents' marriage?
4. Why was Lucy's childhood challenging?
5. When was the last time Matthew used the gun he has in the house?
6. What secret is Pam hiding in Chapter 6?
7. What does Ashley Munroe tell Bob about Matt Beach?
8. What challenge does Bob Burgess face with Matthew Beach's case?
9. What was Olive's father's life like, and how did he die?
10. Who was Charlene Bibber, and how did the housing crisis affect her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Tell Me Everything some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
Essay Topic 2
Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does Strout use artistic license to create the realistic background of Tell Me Everything?
Essay Topic 3
Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood Tell Me Everything, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?
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