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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 does "The Carpe Diem" refer to?

2. What is the age of Arthur Donovan listed as on his file that Laurie examines in Part Two?

3. How many years of Tribulation are to follow the Rapture, according to Rosalie's interpretation of the Bible in the Prologue?

4. On what date did the Sudden Departure occur?

5. Who was Jill's childhood friend that disappeared before her eyes on the Sudden Departure day?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whom did Nora Durst lose on the day of the Sudden Departure? How has this affected her?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who is Meg Lomax? What doubts does this character face when she is introduced in Part Two?

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

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

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

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

Discuss the motif of cults and exploitation in The Leftovers. What are the different cults that are highlighted in the narrative? What are the beliefs of each of these groups? How do these cults exploit their members?

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