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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 Anderson give Maddy in the car in Section 1?

2. What does Lucille reveal to Frank in Section 2?

3. What does Arthur have for breakfast in Section 2?

4. Why does Maddy call Anderson in Section 2?

5. What is Maddy's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nickname that Maddy gives Arthur and how does he get it?

2. What is the big news Maddy tells her father in Section 2, and how does he react?

3. What does Arthur find in his mail in Section 2?

4. What happens when Maddy sneaks back into her house in Section 1?

5. What makes Lucille angry at Arthur in Section 1?

6. How does Anderson respond to Maddy's pregnancy when she tells him, in Section 2?

7. What is happening "more and more often" (4) to Arthur in Section 1?

8. What do Lucille and Arthur talk about in Section 2?

9. In Section 2, what does Lucille tell Frank about her impression of New York City?

10. How does Maddy describe her relationship with the other kids in her school, in Section 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Arthur and Maddy change one another throughout the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the character of Anderson. In what ways is his treatment of Maddy abusive? What impact does he have on the development of her character?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the theme of love in the novel. How is it expressed? What is Berg saying about Love?

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