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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 the man who conducts LuAnn's job interview actually want for her to work for?

2. How does Charlie feel about LuAnn's proposition that he accompany her overseas?

3. Who does Charlie ask his and LuAnn's real estate agent to look into for him?

4. What is LuAnn's biggest fear about her new life after winning the lottery?

5. How much money does the job that LuAnn interviews for at the beginning of the book pay per workday?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does LuAnn do to the red-haired woman she catches her boyfriend Duane in bed with?

2. How are LuAnn's contributions to Charlottesville society first described in the book?

3. What is Charlie's first impression of LuAnn?

4. How is LuAnn described just after her car chase with Thomas Donovan?

5. How is Jackson's ability to disguise himself first witnessed by LuAnn?

6. How did Charlie help make arrangements for LuAnn to return to the U.S. after being away 10 years?

7. Why is Jackson worried that LuAnn has put his lottery operation in danger after discovering she has returned to the U.S.?

8. How does Jackson find out that LuAnn has returned to the U.S.?

9. How is LuAnn's guide, Charlie, first described in the book?

10. What does LuAnn discover the next day when she returns to the office where she had her interview with Jackson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast LuAnn's character before winning the lottery and after she accepted her winnings. What is telling of the way her character has grown over this time, and does it appear her character has become more evolved or more sheltered?

Essay Topic 2

The concept of nostalgia is one thing that drives many of the antagonist's actions in the book.

Part 1.) What role does Jackson's childhood play on his actions as an adult?

Part 2.) What is telling of Jackson's nature based on the nostalgia present in his home?

Part 3.) What can we learn about the impact one's nostalgia can have on the present based on Jackson's actions in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the nature of the antagonist portrayed in the book. How does the author present Jackson as a complex character, and why is this significant?

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