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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 kind of vehicle does the man Maggie becomes involved with in Hawaii drive?

2. What is Lina's son's name?

3. Where does Lina often meet her high school boyfriend for trysts?

4. What sport does Maggie play in high school?

5. What is one of Sloane Ford's most striking physical features?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Maggie dress and do her makeup carefully as she prepares for her first day attending the trial of Aaron Knodel?

2. What happens to Lina in high school that changes the rest of her life and makes the rest of high school very difficult?

3. How does Maggie confide in Mr. Knodel about what happened to her in Hawaii?

4. Why do Sloane and Richard decide to start their own restaurant in Newport?

5. What does Lina tell her women's support group that makes them all see her differently?

6. How does Lina get back in touch with Aidan after so many years?

7. What does Mr. Knodel tell Maggie about what happened to her in Hawaii?

8. In the Prologue, what is Taddeo horrified to hear her own mother endured every day for a time as a young woman in Italy?

9. How does Maggie react when she is demoted from varsity to JV soccer in high school?

10. What is Lina slightly turned off by at the end of her first sexual encounter with Aidan when they begin their affair?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As Lina's relationship with Aidan continues and she more formally separates from her husband, Ed, how do Lina's feelings about how Aidan treats her - as if she is expendable - evolve? Is Lina likely to ever break things off with Aidan? Why or why not? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to support them.

Essay Topic 2

While Maggie is allegedly engaged in a sexual relationship with Aaron Knodel, she experiences both great anxiety and strong feelings of contentment and elation. Write an essay analyzing the range of feelings Maggie experiences during her relationship with Aaron Knodel, including her devastation when he abruptly breaks things off.

Essay Topic 3

In the Prologue, Taddeo writes that she tells Maggie's story, in particular, through Maggie's eyes. Taddeo keeps her focus and point-of-view narrowly on Lina and Sloane, as well, telling their stories almost entirely from their own perspectives. Write an essay analyzing Taddeo's decision to tell each woman's stories almost entirely from their own points of view. How do you think this decision both strengthens and weakens this book?

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