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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. Who does Bob see at the grocery store in Chapter 10?

2. How long do Pam and Bob talk when she comes to Crosby?

3. How old is Matt when his mother dies?

4. Why is Helen dying?

5. How old was Gloria Beach when her son found her missing from home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What secret is Pam hiding in Chapter 6?

2. Where was Jim when Helen died?

3. Why did Diana Beach become a guidance counselor?

4. Why does Charlene decide not to read Lucy's memoir?

5. What altercation do Jim and Larry have after Helen dies?

6. What two stories does Lucy tell Olive in Book 2, Chapter 3, and what does Olive think of the stories?

7. What challenge does Bob Burgess face with Matthew Beach's case?

8. What was Olive's father's life like, and how did he die?

9. Where does Matthew Beach live?

10. What is known about Gloria Beach's life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lucy calls Janice and Bob sin-eaters. Why does Lucy refer to them as sin-eaters?

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does the Strout use foreshadowing in Tell Me Everything? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?

Essay Topic 3

Bob becomes very angry during a trip he and Margaret take to Boston. What does the incident reveal about unprocessed emotions Bob has?

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