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

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

3. What type of cult members are Tom and Christine impersonating as they make their way across the country in Part Three?

4. Who stops and offers Jill a ride in the end of Part Four?

5. What does the coffee cup say that Jill gives to Kevin for Christmas in Part Three?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the narrative perspective shift in Part Three?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Discuss the character of Kevin Garvey in the novel. How does Kevin stand apart from the other main characters in the story? How do Kevin’s experiences in the novel change him? What relationships does Kevin form?

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