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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 does Rose's father make for Addie as a graduation gift in Chapter 37?
2. In Chapter 24, what does Rose say she wishes Thomas was doing?
3. In Chapter 24, when Rose and Luke go to a friend's child's birthday party, what does Rose wish she was doing?
4. What does Rose confess she has been thinking a lot about lately in Chapter 42?
5. Who does Rose suggest they jokingly call to say she, Jill, and Brandy have failed at sex in Chapter 27?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. In Chapter 35, what does Rose want to do with her eggs?
3. What is Luke doing when Rose wants to finally ask him for a divorce in Chapter 31?
4. When Luke finally agrees to photograph Rose's dying mother in the hospital, what does Rose suddenly remember about Luke?
5. What version of the fight over the prenatal vitamins does Rose reimagine in Lives 5 & 6 at the beginning of Part 4?
6. When Addie finally returns Rose's messages at the end of Chapter 36, what does Rose tell her daughter?
7. How does Rose die in Life 4?
8. How does the novel end? What realization does Rose have?
9. What reason does Rose’s colleague and friend, Brandy, give for scheduling weekly sex with her partner?
10. In Chapter 40, what is the significance of Rose deciding to jump off the beach cliff with Addie?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay examining the end of the novel. How does Rose become at peace with herself?
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
The colors pink, lavender, and red are significant in the novel. Select one of the colors listed and write an essay analyzing how it helps enhance a larger idea, theme, or character's development.
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