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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. To what temperature does Lynette turn up her thermostat?
2. Where is Lynette's school teacher from?
3. In what year was the family’s house built?
4. How did Lynette meet her second sex client?
5. Why does Kenny get upset after his mother asks him to sit next to her?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Lynette’s first sex client say he sees her?
2. What is the deal that Lynette’s family made with the owner of the house?
3. What is Shirley’s physical appearance like?
4. What is Kenny and Lynette’s mother’s physical description?
5. Why is Lynette upset that her mother bought a new car?
6. Why does Lynette want to keep the house?
7. At the beginning of the book, on what condition does Lynette say she will get up?
8. What does Lynette’s first client say his upbringing was like?
9. What is Lynette’s first client’s relationship with his children like?
10. What renovations does Lynette want to make to the house?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Drugs – both illegal and legal – are a common presence in the novel The Night Always Comes. Lynette’s discovery of cocaine is a pivotal turning point at which she descends into a dark, seedy world of criminality that is at times violent and life-threatening. Write an essay about the meaning of drugs as a symbol in the novel.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Cars are common symbols in the novel The Night Always Comes. It is her mother’s purchase of a white Toyota Avalon Limited that sends Lynette careening down a path of desperation after her plans have been disrupted. Write an essay about cars as symbols in the novel.
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