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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. What causes a major shift in Rose and Luke's relationship in Chapter 27, Life 8?
(a) Jill's disagreement about Rose's pregnancy.
(b) The death of Rose's mother.
(c) A miscarriage.
(d) Rose's affair with Thomas.

2. What is the first question Denise, Rose's friend, ask her once they are out getting lunch in Chapter 28?
(a) How are you and Luke?
(b) How are classes going?
(c) How is your mother?
(d) How does the apartment look?

3. Where is Rose when she meets Thomas in Chapter 34, Lives 1 & 2?
(a) A conference in Florida.
(b) A library in Oxford, England.
(c) A conference in Colorado.
(d) The cafeteria at her old high school.

4. What type of camera does Luke bring to photograph Rose, her family, and Addie in Chapter 29?
(a) His large camera used for special shoots.
(b) A disposable camera.
(c) A Polaroid camera.
(d) His smaller, personal camera.

5. Where does Rose's mother sleep when visiting her in Chapter 28?
(a) At a hotel nearby.
(b) On the floor.
(c) On the couch.
(d) In Rose's bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Luke is proposing, how does Rose's inner voice respond in Chapter 40?

2. What news does Rose share when Luke calls her in Chapter 42?

3. Where does Rose have a private conversation with Thomas at the hospital in Chapter 28?

4. How does scheduled sex with Luke make Rose feel in her own marriage in Chapter 27?

5. Who does Rose finally tell about her affair with Thomas in Chapter 31?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Addie finally returns Rose's messages at the end of Chapter 36, what does Rose tell her daughter?

2. After Rose's mother dies, what is Rose's immediate reaction?

3. In Chapter 41, Luke proposes to Rose. How does the author use foreshadowing to hint that Luke does not listen thoughtfully to Rose’s desires?

4. What is Luke doing when Rose wants to finally ask him for a divorce in Chapter 31?

5. What does Rose say parenthood turns people into after Addie does not answer her cell phone?

6. Why does Rose compare ending her marriage to a “slow-moving train” (298)?

7. What other reason besides the fact that she loves Thomas does Rose give for her wanting to get out of her marriage with Luke?

8. How and who is Rose introduced to at the hospital where her mother receives chemo treatments?

9. In the final pill bottle fight, what version does Rose reimagine?

10. In Chapter 40, what is the significance of Rose deciding to jump off the beach cliff with Addie?

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