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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 27, after they finish, what does Rose say she is never going to do?
(a) Become like her mother.
(b) Have sex with Luke again.
(c) Go to a fertility doctor.
(d) Grade papers at home.

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

3. What is the first thing Rose's mother does when she comes to Rose's apartment in Chapter 28?
(a) Washes her dishes.
(b) Takes out the trash.
(c) Changes her bed sheets.
(d) Makes her a home cooked meal.

4. Why does Rose scream at the beginning of Chapter 21, Life 4?
(a) She learns her father died in a car crash.
(b) She has a panic attack.
(c) She is furious at Luke.
(d) She experiences intense stomach pains.

5. How does Rose present her pregnancy news to Luke in Chapter 25, Life 6?
(a) She writes the news in a detailed letter, carefully sealed.
(b) She puts the positive test on his dinner plate.
(c) She writes the news in a card.
(d) She puts the positive test in a green box as a present.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rose describe her mother in Chapter 28?

2. In Chapter 28, what is the name of Rose's mother's nurse?

3. What does Rose catch a glimpse of before sex in Chapter 27?

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

5. How does Rose describe love in Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Rose call after Addie refuses to pick up her cell phone? How does the conversation go?

2. In Chapter 36, Addie will not answer the phone after Rose tries to call her. What does Rose confess she wants to tell her own mother?

3. How does the novel end? What realization does Rose have?

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

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

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

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 does Rose describe her love for Addie in Life 5?

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

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

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