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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 Theo think about Kathy as he reflects on her emails in Part Two, Chapter Eight?

2. What does Theo's wife do for a living?

3. To what does Theo compare leaving Kathy in Part Two, Chapter Ten?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Gabriel Berenson in Part One, Chapter One?

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

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

4. According to the Prologue, how does Alicia feel about her husband?

5. According to Elif in Part Two, Chapter Eleven, why did Alicia attack her shortly after arriving at the Grove?

6. What information does Theo learn from Jean-Felix when he visits the gallery in Part Two, Chapters Nineteen and Twenty?

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

8. According to Alicia's diary in Part Two, Chapter Thirteen, what happened when Max came over for dinner?

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

10. What doubts does Theo experience in Part Two, Chapter Eighteen? What revives his suspicions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the men in Alicia’s life: Gabriel, Max, Jean-Felix, and Theo. Is she loved by any of them? If so, which? What is the nature of this love? What point do you think the author is trying to make about love?

Essay Topic 2

To what extent is Theo a sympathetic character? Discuss the “likeability” of Theo’s character, using examples from the text to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story by using alternating perspectives. How does viewing the action through the eyes of both Theo and Alicia affect the story? How do the shifting timelines affect the story? How would the book be different if the story was told through just one of their perspectives?

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