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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 get the money for his vacation to Cape Cod?

2. How does Will notice Phoebe's bruises?

3. What is Phoebe's response when Will proposes that they get married?

4. What does Will do for his Jejah initiation?

5. What does Phoebe tell Will about immigrants in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does John Leal tell the group they have to attend in Manhattan?

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

4. Whom does Phoebe visit in Manhattan during summer break?

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

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

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

8. Whom does Will meet at the bar called Exhibit?

9. Why does Phoebe have a small fortune?

10. How does Will once catch a pigeon that flies into Phoebe's room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you address the theme of alcoholism in the novel. In your essay, consider how a least two characters use alcohol. You might also consider what types of alcohol are featured in the novel and in what contexts. Conclude by stating whether you think one or more characters demonstrates symptoms of alcoholism.

Essay Topic 3

Many of the scenes feature men and women performing and representing the traditional binary (male-female) gender system. Write an essay analyzing the role that gender plays in the novel, specifically how gender seems to affect different characters' behaviors, motives, or beliefs.

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