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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. For how long has Bina been working as Anna's physical therapist?

2. What is Anna's screen name on the online support group she frequents?

3. What does Anna NOT list among the things she misses about Ed?

4. What does Anna lend to Ethan during his first visit to her house?

5. What type of movie does Little ask Anna if she likes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What crucial piece of information regarding Anna's character is revealed in her comments about the Hitchcock film The Man Who Knew Too Much?

2. What connection does the author depict between Anna and alcohol?

3. What is ironic about Anna's advice to the members of the agoraphobia support forum that they should never mix their medications with alcohol?

4. What emotions does Ed display when Anna tells him that she wishes he were with her and why?

5. How does the opening scene of the novel demonstrate the theme of voyeurism?

6. What advice does Ed give to Anna when he speaks to her the morning after she drinks three or four bottles of wine?

7. How is foreshadowing used in Chapter 21 when Anna is talking to Ed and is interrupted by the sounds of someone downstairs?

8. What is symbolized by Ed's toolbox within the narrative?

9. What is the main reason Anna cites for her failure to call and warn Mrs. Miller of her husband's imminent arrival?

10. What details does Anna reveal about the extent of her agoraphobia during her description of the umbrella, which her psychiatrist calls her secret weapon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sensory details are used frequently by the author in order to underscore the theme of voyeurism within the novel. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used by the author set a particular mood for each of the three scenes.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the fact that the author identifies as male, while the protagonist of the novel identifies as female.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the themes of truth and lies are interwoven within the novel’s narrative.

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