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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 does Patrick suppose Megan has been imagining about him through the night?

2. Who says, "I'm not a morning person"?

3. How is Megan helping a college faculty member?

4. Who is Timmy Coogan?

5. What does Patrick agree to let Megan do if she joins him for dinner every night?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Megan end up promising to have supper with Patrick every night?

2. Describe Patrick's house.

3. Why does Megan want Patrick to look after Timmy?

4. What does Patrick tell Megan about Tilly Coogan?

5. What are Patrick's plans for Thanksgiving?

6. Why is Megan agitated by the fact that Patrick brought her a rose?

7. What question does Megan think Patrick is going to ask her after in Chapter 4?

8. What leads Megan to believe Tilly Coogan must lead a lonely existence?

9. By Chapter 4, what had become a daily ritual for Megan and Timmy?

10. Why does Megan think it's a good thing that her parents have moved to Florida?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What moment in the novel is considered the climax of the novel "Thanksgiving" and why?

Essay Topic 2

The novel "Thanksgiving" is written in third-person point of view, from the perspectives of Megan and Patrick. Discuss how this point of view affects the reader's understanding of the characters, as well as their motivations in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Both Megan's and Patrick's families gather for a special holiday. Discuss the relationships that the protagonists have with their families in the novel "Thanksgiving".

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