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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 Steve say he can help Maddy with, in Section 3?

2. What did Arthur buy for Maddy's room in Section 3?

3. Where was Maddy planning to run away to in Section 3?

4. What book is Maddy hiding in her room, in Section 4?

5. What does Arthur make Maddy for the first lunch in his house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lucille's house like, in Section 3, when Arthur brings her over a plate of food?

2. What is the agreement that Arthur and Maddy come to in Section 3?

3. How does Arthur indicate that he is ready for death in Section 4?

4. What does Arthur say to Lucille to keep her calm in her driveway in Section 3?

5. How does Maddy feel when Arthur tells her, in Section 4, that he has asked Lucille to move in with them?

6. What does Arthur say to Maddy, about love, in Section 4?

7. What does Maddy say about death, to Arthur, in Section 4?

8. What happens when Lucille returns from the hospital in Section 3?

9. Where does Maddy tell Arthur she has been staying when they meet in July in Section 3?

10. What happens to Frank at the start of Section 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Maddy change over the course of the novel? Who or what influences this change?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What do cemeteries symbolize in the novel?

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