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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. Where does Jim stay after he flies to Maine after Helen's death?

2. Who calls Bob in Book 3, Chapter 3, after he leaves Matt's place?

3. How long has Bob been watering down Mrs. Hasselbeck's gin when she figures out what he is doing?

4. When Bob tells Margaret about Matt Beach's case, who does she suggest he talk to?

5. How long has Charlene Bibber had her dog?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Larry and Ariel want to do for Jim's birthday and how does he feel about their plan?

2. What story does Olive tell about her first husband's aunt, Pauline?

3. What does Bob do after he and Margaret argue in Book 3, Chapter 2?

4. Why does Bob cancel his plan to go to New York with Lucy to see Larry?

5. What do Matt Beach's former coworkers have to say about him?

6. What does Isabelle do when her daughter, Amy wants her to move to California?

7. Why does Pam start drinking again?

8. Why does Margaret call Bob crying when he is out walking with Lucy?

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

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

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

Setting is the place where a story happens. Where does Tell Me Everything take place? How do characters feel about the various settings, and why?

Essay Topic 3

Bob and Lucy have a conversation about narcissists. Does Margaret seem to be a narcissist or simply self-absorbed?

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