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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 unconventional place do Arthur and Lucille talk in Section 3?

2. Where does Maddy buy maternity pants?

3. What picture doe Arthur leave in Maddy's room?

4. What odd food does Arthur grab from his house to make a make-shift picnic for Lucille in Section 3?

5. What does Maddy look up online, in Section 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Anderson comes to Arthur's house in Section 4?

3. How would you describe Lucille and Maddy's relationship in Section 4?

4. What is the importance of the dollhouse furniture in Section 4?

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

6. What has Maddy been learning about in Section 4, that she shares with Arthur?

7. How do Lucille, Maddy, and Arthur react to the changing weather from summer to fall?

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

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

10. What does Lucille admit to Arthur that she did the day after Frank died, in Section 3?

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

Consider the roles of fathers in the text. Analyze each of the fathers and father figures in the novel, Anderson, Steve Harris, and Arthur.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the way Steve and Arthur grieve for their wives. Which is the healthier way? What is the impact on the other characters in the novel?

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