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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 color is the door to the abortion clinic in Chapter 30?

2. What is the second thing Rose does during her phone conversation with Luke in Chapter 42?

3. What does Rose put on to have scheduled sex with Luke in Chapter 27?

4. What is Rose doing when Luke calls in Chapter 42?

5. When Luke is proposing, how does Rose's inner voice respond in Chapter 40?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 40, what is the significance of Rose deciding to jump off the beach cliff with Addie?

2. When Addie finally returns Rose's messages at the end of Chapter 36, what does Rose tell her daughter?

3. How does Rose describe her love for Luke when they are on their honeymoon?

4. What drove Rose to apply for the new grant she discusses at the end of the novel? What will she do with the grant money?

5. After Luke and Rose have “The Sex,” what does Luke suggest they do if their attempts to make a baby fail? How does Rose respond?

6. How does Rose describe her love for Addie in Life 5?

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

9. Why does Rose compare ending her marriage to a “slow-moving train” (298)?

10. What version of the fight over the prenatal vitamins does Rose reimagine in Lives 5 & 6 at the beginning of Part 4?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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