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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 alcoholic drink does Anna most often imbibe?
2. What does Anna say she could do with relief once she is back inside her own home after her stay in the hospital?
3. Though David has been Anna's tenant for two months, what action has she never seen him take?
4. What is the name of the online support group to which Anna belongs?
5. When Anna absentmindedly draws on the shower door, what does she realize she has written over and over?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is ironic about Anna's advice to the members of the agoraphobia support forum that they should never mix their medications with alcohol?
2. What advice does Ed give to Anna when he speaks to her the morning after she drinks three or four bottles of wine?
3. What effect does the symbolism of Olivia's empty room have on the reader?
4. What is the significance of Anna's decision to watch the Today Show through the lens of her camera as her new neighbor watches on his own television?
5. How does the theme of isolation emerge within Anna's description of her townhome?
6. How would you characterize the relationship between Anna and her physical therapist Bina?
7. What is the reason for the author's use of the word "halo" (118) when describing Jane through Anna's eyes?
8. What does Anna name as some of the issues that are difficult for her during her conversation with Bina over lunch?
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 theme is depicted within Anna's interactions with Lizzie?
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
Write a critical essay about the novel while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the treatment of gender roles, feminine power, and other issues related to gender theory that can be found in the book.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the many instances of irony within the novel's narrative and analyze the author's purpose for including each instance you discuss.
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