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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 does Rose say she needs to become again in Chapter 27?
(a) Her former, confident self.
(b) A mother.
(c) A woman who is fully committed to Thomas.
(d) Single.

2. Who is Jill's romantic partner in Chapter 27?
(a) Maria.
(b) Denise.
(c) Addie.
(d) Rose.

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

4. What is one thing Rose thinks about during scheduled sex with Luke in Chapter 27?
(a) How her mother is doing.
(b) How her father is doing financially.
(c) How many minutes have passed.
(d) What she wants to make for dinner.

5. In Chapter 27, what performative role did Rose use to play for Luke but no longer does?
(a) A mentor.
(b) A muse.
(c) A study partner.
(d) A seductress.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Rose is packing to leave Luke, how does she feel in Chapter 37?

2. How does Thomas's daughter, Addie, wear her hair in Chapter 37?

3. How does Rose describe the hospital in Chapter 28?

4. What do Rose and Thomas's daughter, Addie, do together in Chapter 37, Lives 1, 2, 7, & 8?

5. What holiday is upcoming when Rose and her mother discuss trying to have a baby in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How would you describe the moment Rose realizes Luke is “evaluating” her behavior as a mother? Where are Luke and Rose?

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

4. How does Rose describe her love for Luke when they are on their honeymoon?

5. 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?

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

7. How does Luke respond to Rose’s suggestion of adoption? What happens the next day?

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

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

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

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