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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 did Rosalie Sussman move to help launch a start-up chapter of the GR?

2. Who is Jill's high school chemistry teacher?

3. What kind of car does Scott Frost drive in the narrative?

4. Where did Reverend Matt Jamison preach prior to the Sudden Departure?

5. How many children did Nora Durst lose on Sudden Departure day?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe Jill’s relationship with her father in Part One?

2. What is Kevin Garvey’s role in Mapleton? Why does he attend the parade in Part One?

3. Who is Wayne Gilchrest? Why has he been arrested in Part One?

4. Where are Laurie’s and Meg’s lodgings in Part Two? How is this setting described?

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

6. What irony is revealed through the conversation between Nora and Kylie in Part Two?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Patti Levin in the novel. What is Patti’s role within the GR? How did she come to this position? In what ways does Patti guide Laurie and Meg in their objectives?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Christine’s response to Holy Wayne’s confession and the birth of her baby. Why does Christine refrain from naming the baby? Who cares for the baby after it is born? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the mission and beliefs of the Watchers in the novel. Why do the Watchers wear white and smoke cigarettes? Whom do they follow and what are their reasons for following people? How many Watchers are there?

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