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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. Whom is captured in Luke's first photograph that he took as a kid in Chapter 2?

2. What does Luke touch during the pill bottle argument in Chapter 6, Life 2?

3. What is Rose's father wearing when she visits him in his workshop in Chapter 14?

4. What has pregnancy made Rose feel in Life 4 when she and Luke are dining at a friend's house in Chapter 18?

5. What do Addie and Rose make in the kitchen together in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Thomas’s apartment described and how does it make Rose feel?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As the novel progresses, Rose and her mother's relationship becomes more open and honest. What causes this honesty between mother-daughter? Does Rose's mother stay the same or change?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses the characters and their behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of betrayal. How does Luke betray Rose? Why does Luke think Rose will "come around" to the idea of motherhood?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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