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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what stereotypical woman do Luke's parents wished he had married instead of Rose?

2. In Chapter 20, when does Rose say she is "at her best" (190)?

3. What does Luke think Rose is doing when she is on vacation with Thomas in Chapter 20?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 8, how can Rose tell that Luke might be having an affair?

5. Where are Luke and Rose when Rose says she will never come around about having a child in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Luke described during Rose’s photoshoot in Part 1?

2. In Life 3, what does Addie represent in Luke and Rose’s family and marriage?

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

4. How can Rose’s relationship with 4-year-old Addie be described? What is the significance of her making gnocchi with her daughter?

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

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

7. In Barcelona, what do Rose and Frankie discuss at the restaurant?

8. How does Rose describe her relationships with Thomas and Luke? What metaphor does she use?

9. What does Rose promise Luke at the beginning of Part 1? Does she keep this promise?

10. What is the significance of Devonne’s character in the novel? To whom does he introduce Rose in Life 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rose has many reliable, female friendships and relationships in the novel. Select one relationship Rose has with another woman and explain its significant in relation to one of the novel's themes of motherhood, love, loss, betrayal, choice, or sexuality.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing Rose's relationship with Thomas's daughter, Addie. How would you describe how she feels toward Addie? What is the significance of their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay examining the end of the novel. How does Rose become at peace with herself?

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