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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. Where does Will try to sleep in Chapter 28 after his fight with Phoebe?

2. What is Exhibit?

3. Where does Will get the money for his vacation to Cape Cod?

4. What do John Leal and his followers see as they look up from a clearing in Chapter 35?

5. What type of drink does Will offer Leigh?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whom does Will meet one day walking home from work in Manhattan?

2. Whose names does Phoebe write down in Chapter 33?

3. What object does Phoebe leave in a pile of toiletries?

4. Why does Liesl take a leave of absence from school?

5. What does Will imagine falls from the sky during the pro-life march?

6. Why does Phoebe move out of her apartment shared with Will?

7. Why does Will move to Manhattan in June after breaking up with Phoebe?

8. What does Julian's boyfriend do to Phoebe that makes her uncomfortable?

9. Why does Phoebe refuse therapy when Will suggests it in Chapter 19?

10. What is the name of the group that meets at John Leal's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you examine Phoebe's relationship with Julian Noh (her Korean friend). What attracts Julian and Phoebe to one another, and is this friendship beneficial? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

In the history of the United States, there have been several cults to emerge with varying beliefs and aims (such groups that popular culture has termed "cults" include Heaven's Gate, the Twelve Tribes, and Scientology). Write an essay in which you propose a working definition of a cult. Explore descriptions in the text that reflect this definition of a "cult." In your essay, in addition to proposing a definition for a "cult," explain whether you think John Leal's "Jejah" constitutes a cult.

Essay Topic 3

The author describes the actions and thoughts of pro-life activists at select moments in the novel. Explore the author's depiction of this stance, focusing on her description of their activities and motives (in letters, dialogue, and a the pro-life march). Finally, how might the tone used to describe this stance be indicative of the author's own view?

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