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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 Christian in Part Two, Chapter Twenty-Six, what were borderline personalities?

2. What is the setting of the painting Alicia creates in Part Two, Chapter Twenty-Eight?

3. Where is Theo living in Part Five, Chapter Three?

4. What evidence does Barbie have to support her claim in Part Two, Chapter Thirty?

5. According to Alicia's diary in Part Five, Chapter One, what did she think of Theo when he first came to the Grove?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Barbie give Theo in Part Two, Chapter Thirty?

2. According to Theo in Part Four, Chapter Fifteen, how does he know Alicia is lying to him?

3. What happens to Alicia in Part Four, Chapter Seventeen? Who is held accountable in Part Four, Chapter Eighteen?

4. According to Alicia in Part Five, Chapter One, why did Alicia kill Gabriel?

5. What prompts Alicia to finally speak in Part Four, Chapter Nine? What does she say? How does Theo respond?

6. What key information does Paul tell Theo in Part Four, Chapter Eight? How does Theo react?

7. What happens when Theo confronts Christian in Part Four, Chapter Two?

8. What happens to Elif in Part Two, Chapter Thirty-One? What caused the incident?

9. What happens during the meeting in Part Two, Chapter Thirty-Three?

10. How does Alicia react to seeing the play Alcestis in Part Three?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay defining love from Theo’s perspective. What is love, according to Theo? How does his choices over the course of the novel reflect these values?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What do you think the future has in store for Theo and Kathy after the close of the novel? Predict their future based on Theo’s thoughts and actions over the course of the novel.

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