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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. What is Thomas doing before Rose meets him at the restaurant bar for the first time in Chapter 15?

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

3. In which neighborhood does Frankie live in Chapter 16?

4. In Chapter 17, who does Rose tell in her early stages of her relationship with Thomas?

5. What is on Rose's bedside nightstand besides the pill bottle in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Life 3, how does Rose discover that Luke is having a possible affair?

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

5. In Life 2, how and when does Rose ask Luke if he is seeing someone?

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

7. Why and when does Rose go to Barcelona in Life 2?

8. How does Rose describe her relationship with Frankie and what is the significance of it?

9. Why does Rose agree to meet Thomas at the restaurant after discovering that she is pregnant?

10. How is Rose described in Luke’s favorite photograph of her? Why is it his favorite?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choice, or the lack thereof, is a common theme in the novel. Analyze the outcomes of Rose's own choices and her reasoning for them. How do her choices illustrate her identity? How do they dissolve her sense of identity?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay defining and analyzing the term "mother" as described through Rose's eyes. How does Rose's relationship with her own mother define what motherhood means to her?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing how the city of Barcelona has an impact on Rose's emotional wellbeing after her divorce from Luke.

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