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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 disaster befalls the Thanksgiving turkey?

2. Why does Patrick bring Megan a dinner plate?

3. What is the only way Patrick can get Timmy to sleep?

4. Why did Patrick return home early in Chapter 6?

5. What does Megan fantasize about doing in Patrick's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Megan's failed college engagement.

2. Why does Dave challenge Patrick to a competition?

3. Why doesn't Megan kiss Timmy good-bye?

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

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

6. Why did Tilly move to Williamsburg?

7. How does Megan react to "The Bridges of Madison County"?

8. How does Timmy interrupt Megan and Pat's romantic evening, and why?

9. Why didn't Lenny know about Tilly's pregnancy?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What is your overall opinion of the novel "Thanksgiving"? What are its strengths and weaknesses?

Essay Topic 3

Megan and Patrick have many ups and downs throughout the narrative. Discuss conflict in the novel "Thanksgiving". What are some common reasons for conflict between the leads? How do they resolve them?

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