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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. In Chapter 35, how does Rose describe the way Luke says her name during their argument over the pill bottle?
2. Where are Luke and Rose when she suggests they adopt a child at the beginning of Chapter 25?
3. In Chapter 27, after they finish, what does Rose say she is never going to do?
4. Who sits with Rose at the abortion clinic in Chapter 30?
5. in Chapter 27, how does Rose first realize that she is no longer pregnant?
Short Essay Questions
1. What other reason besides the fact that she loves Thomas does Rose give for her wanting to get out of her marriage with Luke?
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. What is Luke doing when Rose wants to finally ask him for a divorce in Chapter 31?
5. In Chapter 40, what is the significance of Rose deciding to jump off the beach cliff with Addie?
6. At the beginning of Chapter 32, what reason does Rose give Addie for not letting her see her grandmother?
7. What reason does Rose’s colleague and friend, Brandy, give for scheduling weekly sex with her partner?
8. How would you describe the moment Rose realizes Luke is “evaluating” her behavior as a mother? Where are Luke and Rose?
9. 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?
10. In the final pill bottle fight, what version does Rose reimagine?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think the author chose to write about how women must often balance careers, relationships, and motherhood? What connections beyond the text might she be making?
Essay Topic 2
Select 2-3 symbols from the novel and write an essay analyzing how they relate to one of the novel's major themes.
Essay Topic 3
The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano is told through a narrator who reimagines different outcomes of her life. Analyze Donna Freitas's choice to tell the story from this unique narrative structure via Rose's point of view. How does Rose reimagining her life in nine ways affect the plot?
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