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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. In Chapter 36, Rose and Luke decorated their former apartment together with what in mind?
(a) Convenience.
(b) Romance.
(c) Electric bills.
(d) A baby.

2. What did Rose's father do when he found out she disobeyed him and jumped off the cliff in Chapter 40?
(a) Takes her home and ground her.
(b) Starts to cry.
(c) Breaks into song.
(d) Bursts out laughing.

3. How does scheduled sex with Luke make Rose feel in her own marriage in Chapter 27?
(a) She questions if she is some kind of prostitute.
(b) She questions the need for sex in a marriage.
(c) She questions whether she would be better off alone.
(d) She questions if he has ever loved her.

4. What is Rose's nickname for Addie in Chapter 24?
(a) Snuffly-poo.
(b) Honey bee.
(c) Little bug.
(d) Cutie pie.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 31, what does Addie stand on that worries Rose?
(a) The kitchen table.
(b) The back of the couch.
(c) A stool.
(d) The toilet seat.

Short Answer Questions

1. in Chapter 27, how does Rose first realize that she is no longer pregnant?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 28, what does Rose ask her mother?

3. What does Rose put on to have scheduled sex with Luke in Chapter 27?

4. What is the name of Rose and Thomas's new cat in Chapter 42?

5. What does Rose call her and Luke trying to make a baby in Chapter 22, Lives 6 & 8.

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 35, what does Rose want to do with her eggs?

2. What version of the fight over the prenatal vitamins does Rose reimagine in Lives 5 & 6 at the beginning of Part 4?

3. In Life 8, Rose describes how her sex life with Luke “is going to end [her]” (251). What do you think Rose means by this statement?

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

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

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

7. At the beginning of Chapter 32, what reason does Rose give Addie for not letting her see her grandmother?

8. What drove Rose to apply for the new grant she discusses at the end of the novel? What will she do with the grant money?

9. Why does Rose get angry at Luke for listening to her speak aloud to her pregnant stomach?

10. What reason does Rose’s colleague and friend, Brandy, give for scheduling weekly sex with her partner?

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