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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. According to Alicia's diary in Part Two, Chapter Thirteen, why does she dislike Max Berenson?

2. Why does Alicia shake her head no in Part Two, Chapter Seven?

3. Why is Kathy angry with Theo in Part Two, Chapter Ten?

4. What suggestion does Jean-Felix make in Part Two, Chapter Twenty regarding Alicia?

5. When Theo views Alicia's painting of Gabriel on the cross in Part Two, Chapter Twenty, what does he notice around Gabriel's torso?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during Theo's second session with Alicia in Part Two, Chapter Four?

2. Who is the narrator, and what does the reader learn about him in Part One, Chapter Three?

3. What happens during Theo's first meeting with Alicia in Part One, Chapter Seven?

4. Why does Theo's former supervisor believe taking a job at the Grove is a bad idea?

5. What does Diomedes think about Theo's desire to treat Alicia in Part One, Chapter Six?

6. What does the reader learn about Alicia's mother in Part Two, Chapter One?

7. What happens during Theo's session with Alicia in Part Two, Chapter Seven?

8. What are the various opinions on Alicia's attack in Part Two, Chapter Five?

9. What happens during Theo's visit with Ruth in Part Two, Chapter Nine?

10. What happened to Alicia following her trial for murder?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

To what extent does Alicia “speak” for herself in the novel? To what extent is she defined by other characters? What do others say about her? What does she say about herself? How does the reader resolve these multiple interpretations of her character?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Theo’s relationship with his father with Alicia’s relationship with her father. How are they similar, and how are they different? How did their fathers create the adults their children became?

Essay Topic 3

Choose three characters and explain the role acting plays on them and on the plot.

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