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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 Lynette work?

2. How much is the loan that Lynette asks her first client for?

3. How long does the counter girl let Lynette stay extra at the Dairy Queen?

4. What does Lynette write in her notebook?

5. Where does Lynette’s first client recommend she go for help with investing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lynette tell her second sex client he makes her feel?

2. What is the deal that Lynette’s family made with the owner of the house?

3. How does Lynette’s father pay for his crew of workers?

4. What does Lynette think about while she eats?

5. What is Doreen’s rationale for not wanting to buy the house and buying a car instead?

6. What does Lynette’s first client say his upbringing was like?

7. What are Lynette’s instructions for Fuller’s Coffee Shop for Kenny’s breakfast?

8. How does Doreen describe her experience when Lynette ran away from home and returned?

9. What is Kenny and Lynette’s mother’s physical description?

10. Why is Lynette upset that her mother bought a new car?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the more tender and touching moments in the novel is when Lynette remembers her grandfather who took care of her when she was a little girl. Though Lynette suffers from an absent father, she did have one positive paternal influence in her life in the form of her grandfather. Write an essay about the relationship between Lynette and her grandfather.

Essay Topic 2

Lynette’s encounter with Kansas is a pivotal moment at which her desperation for money begins to endanger her life. Kansas refuses to accept her offer for opening the safe and insists on its contents instead, threatening to kill her in the process. Write an essay analyzing the character of Kansas and what his role is the novel is.

Essay Topic 3

Lynette’s encounter with Rodney is another moment of danger for Lynette. Like Kansas, Rodney, too, backs out of the arrangement to which he initially agreed with Lynette and demands what she gives him for free. Write an essay analyzing the character of Rodney and his role in the novel.

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