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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. When did Henry speak after he had a stroke?

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

3. At the end of Book 2, Chapter 6, what do Bob and Lucy see on the river?

4. Where is Olive's friend Isabelle moving to?

5. How old was Pauline's daughter when she tried to stab Pauline?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens to Larry, and what is his condition?

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

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

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

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

8. What advice does Jim have for Susan?

9. What does Bob say to Margaret when she tries to apologize after an argument?

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

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 2

Occasionally, the narrator directly speaks to readers. This is called “breaking the fourth wall.” How does it seem that the narrator is having conversations with readers throughout Tell Me Everything? How do these conversations provide information to readers that characters may not be privy to? What is the purpose of breaking the fourth wall?

Essay Topic 3

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

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