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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. How does Megan get Patrick to wake up?

2. What is Megan's father's name?

3. What date does Megan joke will be her wedding day?

4. Where are the Hunters planning to go for site-seeing in Chapter 7?

5. What does Megan's father do when Patrick tells him Megan won't marry him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Tilly move to Williamsburg?

2. What does Megan think Patrick's house would be a perfect setting for?

3. What has Megan felt a compulsion to do since she was a child?

4. Why does Patrick dismiss any possibility of living with Megan before marriage?

5. What does Patrick give Megan in hopes of relieving her grief over Timmy leaving?

6. How does Megan justify the TV being located in Pat's room?

7. How does Patrick manage to get soaked in the rain shower?

8. What assumption do Patrick and Megan's families make about their relationship?

9. How does Megan wake Patrick up when she realizes he is late for work?

10. The day after his date with Megan, what does Patrick find is the only way to get Timmy to sleep?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel "Thanksgiving" is an example of a romance novel. Discuss the characteristics of the romance novel and why "Thanksgiving" is an example of this genre.

Essay Topic 2

In the novel "Thanksgiving", there are two protagonists; Megan Murphy and Patrick Hunter. Describe these two characters in detail and the relationship between them.

Essay Topic 3

Thanksgiving is not only the title of the book, but a central event in the novel as well. Discuss the holiday and traditions associated with Thanksgiving, and how the holiday is used to further the plot in the novel "Thanksgiving".

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