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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. Which of Laurie's new housemates at Outpost 17 has severe asthma?

2. Where does Jill consider attending college and commuting from home after her grades have plummteted in in Part Three?

3. What does the coffee mug say that Aimee gives to Kevin for Christmas in Part Three?

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

5. Where does Tom tell the soldier named Henning that he and Christine are traveling in Part Three?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Laurie do with Jill’s Christmas gift in Part Three? Why?

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

3. What do Kevin and Jill discuss at Daisy’s Diner in Part Three?

4. How would you compare Kevin Garvey to the other main characters in the novel?

5. What is Tom Garvey’s central conflict in Part Four?

6. Who is Patti Levin and what is her role within the GR?

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

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

9. What is the significance of the chapter title “A Better-than-Average Girlfriend”?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Nora Durst abandon Kevin at the restaurant on Valentine’s Day? What have Kevin and Nora discussed just prior to her leaving? Why did this conversation give Nora grief?

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