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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 did Megan sell her sports car to buy?

2. What is Megan described as feeling "downright bloated" with?

3. What item does Megan recall caused her to break out in a cold sweat in Chapter 5?

4. What did Megan plan to make for Patrick for Christmas?

5. What does Megan think Patrick looks and sounds like in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Megan admit to looking at the night of her first date with Patrick?

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

4. Why does Dave challenge Patrick to a competition?

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

6. Why did Tilly move to Williamsburg?

7. What does Patrick tell Dave is the reason Megan wanted to marry him?

8. What does Megan do on Thanksgiving morning?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

At the beginning of the novel, Megan is thrust into a situation where she is compelled to look after a young infant. Prior to this experience, Megan was uncomfortable around babies and had not thought about motherhood. Discuss how the experience with Timmy changes Megan and awakens her maternal instincts.

Essay Topic 3

The author of "Thanksgiving", Janet Evanovich, is more well-known for her mystery novels, rather than her work in the romance novel genre. Discuss her previous work and how "Thanksgiving" compares to her other work.

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