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

2. Who had been Nora's favorite college boyfriend?

3. What gift does Jill get her mother for Christmas in Part Four?

4. How much money did Kevin and Laurie pay for their home?

5. How old is Christine as she and Tom make their way across the country in Part Three?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jason Falzone symbolize for the Watchers?

2. Why does the GR press Laurie to divorce Kevin? Why does Laurie resist?

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

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

5. What causes Kevin to break down crying during Valentine’s Day dinner? How does Nora respond?

6. How does Christine perceive her unborn child in Part Three? What has led to this perception?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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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