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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. On what day is Rose and Devonne's sociology department happy hour in Chapter 9?

2. What does Rose order at the bar on her date with Thomas in Chapter 15?

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

4. In Chapter 6, Life 2, what word makes Rose flinch during the pill bottle fight?

5. In Chapter 3, what does Rose say while Luke is packing his suitcase to leave Rose after their fight over having a baby?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Rose’s mother react after Rose confesses that her that she and Luke are having problems in their marriage?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Analyze how the abortion clinic is described in Life 8. How is it illustrative of choice and freedom, yet also of conflict?

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