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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. In an email Lucy gets from someone she has not heard of for a long time, how many times does the word "envy" (192) show up?

2. What is wrong with Charlene Bibber's dog?

3. Where does Pam go after Lydia visits her at her apartment in New York?

4. How many years of notes to himself are on Matt's computer?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Matt when Bob leaves the airport and returns to Shirley Falls, and what instructions does Bob give him?

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

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

4. Did Lucy ever envy other writers?

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Lucy not like Arlene Cleary?

10. What evidence did police find that made them suspect that Diana killed her mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Readers meet Gloria Beach through what other characters and the narrator reveal about her. How does Strout reveal Gloria and her character traits?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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