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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. What is the name of Melissa Hulbert's ex-husband who disappeared on Sudden Departure day?

2. Who does Jill "Get a Room" with during the game in Part Two?

3. Who was the incumbent Kevin Gavin beat in a landslide victory for his political position in Mapleton?

4. What does "The Carpe Diem" refer to?

5. What is the name of Holy Wayne's movement that Tom has joined in the beginning of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Reverend Matt Jamison give to Nora Durst in Part Two? How does she respond?

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

3. How does Tom Garvey come to be the chaperone and caretaker for Christine?

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

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

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

7. How has Jill Garvey been affected by the Sudden Departure in Part One?

8. What are Nora Durst’s objectives in attending the social mixer in Part Two? Does she achieve these objectives?

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

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 the game “Get a Room” played by Jill and Aimee in the novel. What are the objectives of the game? What are the sexist elements of the game? How does the game expand Jill’s relationships?

Essay Topic 2

What do you think Christine’s baby comes to symbolize in the end of the novel? Why has the baby been abandoned? Who abandoned it? Who discovers the baby? How does this discovery affect this character?

Essay Topic 3

How does Tom come to be Christine’s chaperone and caretaker? Where does Tom travel with Christine? Why? How do they disguise themselves during their travels? Why?

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