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

2. What does Rose do after leaving a voicemail on Addie's phone in Chapter 36?

3. Where are Luke and Rose when she suggests they adopt a child at the beginning of Chapter 25?

4. What color is the sweater Thomas's daughter, Addie, puts on in Chapter 37?

5. When Rose is about to die after giving birth to her daughter, what does she suddenly remember in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What other reason besides the fact that she loves Thomas does Rose give for her wanting to get out of her marriage with Luke?

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

4. 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?

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay defining and analyzing the term "mother" as described through Rose's eyes. How does Rose's relationship with her own mother define what motherhood means to her?

Essay Topic 2

Choice, or the lack thereof, is a common theme in the novel. Analyze the outcomes of Rose's own choices and her reasoning for them. How do her choices illustrate her identity? How do they dissolve her sense of identity?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing and then analyzing Rose's relationship with Thomas in its many versions. What does Thomas represent as a character? How does he impact Rose's life and identity?

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