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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who brings gifts and champagne as a surprise when Rose and Addie are cooking in the kitchen in Chapter 7?
(a) Cheryl.
(b) Rose's mother.
(c) Jill.
(d) Denise.

2. What detail does Rose notice about Luke when they are fighting over the pill bottle in Chapter 6, Life 2?
(a) A tuft of his hair sticks up the way Rose loves.
(b) His eyes turn from blue to grey-blue.
(c) He has a ketchup stain on his shirt.
(d) His beard looks slightly reddish in the sunlight.

3. What do Rose and Luke agree on after Rose decides to have a baby in Chapter 7?
(a) Luke will work part-time to be home more with Addie.
(b) Luke will do more of the child rearing so Rose can focus on her career.
(c) Rose will stay home with Addie until she turns 5 years old.
(d) They will split the duties 50/50.

4. What object does Rose ask her father to build in Chapter 14?
(a) A crib.
(b) A coat hanger.
(c) A wine rack.
(d) A bookshelf.

5. What is on Rose's bedside nightstand besides the pill bottle in Chapter 3?
(a) A framed picture of Luke.
(b) A box of tissues.
(c) A glass of warm water.
(d) A stack of novels.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 19, what does Rose do when Luke tries to ask Rose to go with him on more home visits?

2. In Chapter 5, what college student visits Rose's office hours to ask her opinion about a reading?

3. What is Rose's father wearing when she visits him in his workshop in Chapter 14?

4. in Chapter 16, how does Rose describe how it feels to be divorced?

5. Who does Rose want to message after searching the apartment for incriminating evidence in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Life 3, how does Rose discover that Luke is having a possible affair?

2. How is Rose described in Luke’s favorite photograph of her? Why is it his favorite?

3. What happens after Rose discovers she has made tenure at her university? How does Luke react?

4. How is the restaurant and the day described where Rose meets Thomas for the first time?

5. How does the structure of the novel help readers understand Rose’s characterization?

6. What does Rose’s mother tell 16-year-old Rose after she is late for curfew?

7. How does Luke describe Rose when she is most herself?

8. How does Rose describe her relationship with Frankie and what is the significance of it?

9. How is Jill described when readers first meet her? Why does she come over to deliver gifts around Christmas time?

10. How does Rose’s mother react after Rose confesses that her that she and Luke are having problems in their marriage?

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