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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. Why do Alfred and Enid have a room without a porthole?

2. Who does Chip begin dating in this section?

3. Why does Gary not want to buy Caleb a surveillance camera?

4. What is the name of the company that has offered Alfred money for his patent?

5. Which of the following words does the author use to describe Caroline's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Enid feel jealous of her neighbors while awaiting her third child?

2. How does Alfred worry Enid just before the cruise?

3. Why is Gary so angry when he finishes talking on the phone to his father?

4. How do Caroline and Caleb gang up on Gary?

5. Why does Chip say he is depressed?

6. What kind of relationship does Chip think one should have with their parents?

7. What does Alfred now use the ping pong table for?

8. Why does Enid prefer Jonah to Gary's other children?

9. What does Gary suggest Alfred should do with the letter from Axon?

10. What is Chip thinking about as he waits for his parents at the airport?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 2

What are the roles of Brian and Robin in the novel? How do they affect Denise and the decisions she makes? How would the story would change if they were not part of it?

Essay Topic 3

In what way are many of the relationships depicted in the novel considered unhealthy? What constitutes a healthy relationship?

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