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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. In Chapter 20, how money does Naomi win?

2. In Chapter 9, what is the name of the librarian?

3. In Chapter 12, what happens if the employees make a certain amount in profits?

4. In Chapter 6, how do Waylay and Naomi get to the grocery store?

5. How many officers are on duty in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who gets shot in Chapter 21?

2. Chapter 1 opens with Naomi entering the Cafe Rev to meet whom?

3. What is the name of Knox's dog in Chapter 14?

4. In Chapter 16, who do Knox, Naomi, and Waylay find when they return to the cottage?

5. Who is the author of Things We Never Got Over?

6. What does Liza J tell Naomi she can stay at the cottage in exchange for?

7. At the end of Chapter 10, what does Knox feel guilty about?

8. In Chapter 18, why do Naomi, Waylay, and Stef arrive at the Whisky Clipper?

9. In Chapter 7, why does Naomi yell at Knox?

10. What is Naomi not pleased to learn about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of love and romance in the novel Things We Never Got Over, particularly between Naomi and Knox and Tina and Waylay.

Essay Topic 2

Is Knox a chivalrous man? In the novel he is characterized as one, and all of the main characters seem to believe he is. The book leaves one to wonder, however, whether chivalry can occur without respect or consent.

Essay Topic 3

The characters, Nash and Knox have been estranged for numerous years when the novel begins. What are they estranged about? Could this point out a belief on their part that family is not important?

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