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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. Who does Pierce tell Mari she should sleep with in Part I?

2. What is Lara's relationship with Noel?

3. What is Lara's real name?

4. What gesture does Johnnie do for Mari in Part II?

5. Who is Lara's stepsister?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Emily think about the way Chess and Matt got along during her marriage to Matt?

2. How do Emily and Chess know each other?

3. What kinds of stories does Emily write?

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

5. What book does Emily decide to read in Villa Aestes?

6. Why do Emily and Matt break up?

7. How does Mari come to be in Orvieto?

8. Where does Chess want to take Emily for the summer?

9. Why is Mari estranged from her father William?

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 does Hawkins address class and financial differences between her main characters in each era? 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

How does Hawkins handle the topics of infidelity and monogamy? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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