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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 are blooming by the middle of April?

2. When did Lucy first realize she was lonely?

3. When does Lucy get scared?

4. Where does Lucy's daughter Chrissy live?

5. What color sneakers does Lucy wear the day Olive tells her a story about a man named Muddy Wilson?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bob get upset when Margaret is late when they are in Boston?

2. How does Margaret's preaching change after she learns she might lose her job?

3. Why does Pam start drinking again?

4. What advice does Jim have for Susan?

5. What is wrong with Charlene Bibber's dog, and what care is he receiving?

6. What does Olive remember about her husband Henry's stroke?

7. Why does Lucy not like Arlene Cleary?

8. What does Bob notice when he sees Lucy at the grocery store in Book 3, Chapter 5?

9. Did Lucy ever envy other writers?

10. What information does Olive Kitteridge give Bob about Diana Beach?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Diana is revealed to have killed her mother. What betrayal does Diana experience, and how might that betrayal have influenced her to kill her mother?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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