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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 movie does Kevin sit alone watching on Christmas Day in Part Three?

2. What is the first name of Mrs. Falk?

3. Who is Gary's companion on Christmas Day when he is confronted by Meg?

4. How far along is Christine in her pregnancy when she and Tom are in Denver in Part Three?

5. Who is Eggy's departed fiancee and a former Kennedy School grad student?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nora Durst do on Christmas Day? Why?

2. What is Nora Durst’s central conflict in Part Four?

3. How has the relationship between Jill and Aimee changed in Part Four? Why has it changed?

4. How is the setting of Outpost 17 described? Who lives there when Meg and Laurie arrive?

5. What discovery do Meg and Laurie make regarding their roommates in Part Four? How do they respond?

6. Where are Tom and Christine staying during her pregnancy in Part Four? How is this setting described?

7. What does Christine come to symbolize for Tom in Part Three?

8. How do Nora’s and Kevin’s actions and behaviors differ in Florida from in Mapleton?

9. How is Christmas morning described at the Garvey household in Part Three?

10. What led Kevin Garvey to run for public office? Has he achieved his objectives in his position?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the narrative style of The Leftovers. From whose perspective is the story related? Is the narrator’s perspective omniscient or limited? Why do you think the author employs this narrative style? How would the story differ if it were related from a different perspective?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What are Reverend Matt Jamison’s actions, objectives, and obstacles in The Leftovers? Why did Reverend Jamison leave his church? What are the subjects of the newsletters he produces? Why does he produce them?

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