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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 is the literal translation of the term agoraphobia?
2. Though she has not been outside to see the front of her house in a long time, how does Anna know what it looks like?
3. To whom is Anna speaking the first time the author inserts dialogue into the narrative?
4. What is Anna doing when Little tells her to stop?
5. How many days after their decision to separate had Anna and Ed taken a family trip to Vermont?
Short Essay Questions
1. How would you characterize the relationship between Anna and her physical therapist Bina?
2. 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?
3. What connection does the author depict between Anna and alcohol?
4. Why does Anna let Ethan inside when he rings her doorbell, even though she has not bathed in days and she believes that her cat may bite a stranger?
5. How does the opening scene of the novel demonstrate the theme of voyeurism?
6. What is ironic about the fact that only a year before, Anna and Ed had planned to sell their townhome?
7. In what scene is David's role as a possible red herring firmly established by the author?
8. What advice does Ed give to Anna when he speaks to her the morning after she drinks three or four bottles of wine?
9. What is ironic about Anna's advice to the members of the agoraphobia support forum that they should never mix their medications with alcohol?
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
Discuss the symbolism of Anna's umbrella and explain the purpose the author has in mind for its inclusion.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the many instances of irony within the novel's narrative and analyze the author's purpose for including each instance you discuss.
Essay Topic 3
William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within A.J. Finn's novel The Woman in the Window.
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