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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. Who is Jill's romantic partner in Chapter 27?

2. What color bathing suit does Addie wear in Chapter 40?

3. The more Rose's marriage frays, the more Rose does what in Chapter 31?

4. In Chapter 28, what is the name of Rose's mother's nurse?

5. What matching color does Rose's family wear after Addie is born in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason does Rose’s colleague and friend, Brandy, give for scheduling weekly sex with her partner?

2. In Chapter 36, Addie will not answer the phone after Rose tries to call her. What does Rose confess she wants to tell her own mother?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 32, what reason does Rose give Addie for not letting her see her grandmother?

4. How would you describe the moment Rose realizes Luke is “evaluating” her behavior as a mother? Where are Luke and Rose?

5. What is Luke doing when Rose wants to finally ask him for a divorce in Chapter 31?

6. In Life 8, Rose describes how her sex life with Luke “is going to end [her]” (251). What do you think Rose means by this statement?

7. How is Rose’s mother different from Rose? How does her mother respond after Rose says that they are two very different people?

8. What does Rose say parenthood turns people into after Addie does not answer her cell phone?

9. Why does Rose get angry at Luke for listening to her speak aloud to her pregnant stomach?

10. In Chapter 41, Luke proposes to Rose. How does the author use foreshadowing to hint that Luke does not listen thoughtfully to Rose’s desires?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay analyzing Luke's relationship with his parents, Nancy and Joe. Why do they pressure him to have a child? What impact do they have on his life with Rose?

Essay Topic 3

Select 2-3 different lives from Rose's reimagined lives and describe how the tone and mood change. Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.

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