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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. How many children does Arthur Donovan have?

2. Which of Holy Wayne's brides is Christine?

3. What is the name of the neighborhood where Kevin Garvey lives?

4. How old was Phil Crowther when he was martyred?

5. Who was the twenty-five-year-old grad student that Kevin met on the internet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Aimee? How did Aimee come to live in the Garvey home?

2. What is Kevin’s relationship to The Carpe Diem? How often does Kevin frequent this establishment?

3. How was Melissa Hulbert affected by the Sudden Departure? Whom did she lose?

4. What are the subjects of Reverend Matt Jamison’s newsletters in the novel? What are the objectives of the newsletters?

5. What central metaphor is established through the narrative in Part One?

6. What does Reverend Matt Jamison represent symbolically in the narrative?

7. What game do Aimee and Jill play at Dmitri’s house in Part Two? What is the objective of the game?

8. What prevents Kevin from spending the night with Melissa in Part Two?

9. What does the cartoon SpongeBob Squarepants symbolize for Nora Durst?

10. What does the act of smoking cigarettes signify in the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Nora Durst and her losses in the Sudden Departure. Who in Nora’s family was lost? How does Nora cope with her grief? What obstacles does Nora face in the course of the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Laurie Garvey in The Leftovers. What organization has Laurie become indoctrinated in? Why did Laurie leave her family? Do you think she regrets her actions? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the relationship of Kevin and Nora while in Florida and in Mapleton. Why does Nora act differently in Florida? Why is she unable to behave in the same manner in Mapleton? How does Kevin perceive these differences?

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