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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 waterway does Rose compare her relationship to in Chapter 6, Life 2?

2. In Chapter 8, after Rose brings up Luke's relationship with Cheryl, what does Luke do?

3. What new restaurant does Luke suggest he and Rose try in Chapter 14?

4. What does Luke say to Rose about Jill's reaction to the news that Rose is pregnant in Chapter 18?

5. In Chapter 20, why does Rose feel she has to ask how Addie is doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, after Luke has walked out on Rose, why does he call Rose? What news does he relay?

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

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

4. What happens in the second retelling of the prenatal vitamin pill fight between Luke and Rose? How is it different from the first account?

5. What happens after Rose discovers she has made tenure at her university? How does Luke react?

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

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

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

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

10. In Chapter 4, what argument does Luke use to change Rose’s mind about having a baby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Select 2-3 symbols from the novel and write an essay analyzing how they relate to one of the novel's major themes.

Essay Topic 3

Rose goes through many changes throughout the novel, as she reimagines the possibilities of her different lives. In what ways does Rose change and in what ways does she stay true to herself?

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