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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 tragedy has Mari suffered in the past year in Part I?

2. What does Chess listen to as she warms the food through in Chapter Four?

3. What does Lilith Rising say is carved in the window seat window?

4. How did Emily and Matt first meet?

5. Who is Emily's main character in her books?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one heartbreak that Mari is dealing with in Part II?

2. How does Mari come to be in Orvieto?

3. Why do Emily and Matt break up?

4. What kinds of stories does Emily write?

5. In Part II, what do Matt's first texts to Emily say?

6. What is Mari's and Lara's relationship like?

7. Who ends up developing a crush on Mari and how does she feel about it?

8. In Chapter Six, why does Emily begin to feel more coldly towards Chess?

9. What is the first line of what Mari thinks might be a promising beginning to her novel?

10. What is one particularly stressful thing Matt has demanded as part of the divorce?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How and why is Mari restricted by the fact that she is a woman within the era and geographical area in which she lives? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How and when does Emily begin to more fully understand the extent of the problems in her marriage with Matt? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What connections does Hawkins draw between creativity, brilliance, and volatility? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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