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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 Addie's dance recital costume in Chapter 19?

2. How does Rose describe the sound of not being a mother after Luke leaves their apartment in Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 1, when Luke dumps the pills onto the floor, what does Rose compare them to?

4. What embarrassing detail does Rose confess that she forgets when getting her photographs taken by Luke?

5. After Rose confronts Luke about his frequent absences, what does he bring her in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Rose fall in love with Luke? How does she describe the moment? Where are they?

2. How is Barcelona described? What is the tone of this passage?

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

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

5. How is Jill described when readers first meet her? Why does she come over to deliver gifts around Christmas time?

6. When and why does Rose decide to tell Thomas that she is pregnant with Luke’s baby?

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

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

9. What does Rose’s mother tell 16-year-old Rose after she is late for curfew?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze how Rose's self confidence shifts and changes throughout the novel. How do others' opinions and expectations of her reinforce or diminish her confidence and self-esteem? What impact do they have on her emotionally?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing and then analyzing Rose's relationship with Thomas in its many versions. What does Thomas represent as a character? How does he impact Rose's life and identity?

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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