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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. Which woman in Lina's discussion group has a very good-looking boyfriend?
2. In the first section focused on Maggie in Part II, what does Aaron Knodel text to her that first disturbs her slightly?
3. What kinds of medical problems does Maggie struggle with during Aaron Knodel's trial?
4. What illness is Lina diagnosed with that seems to explain the physical pain she has?
5. How many months does Lina silently give her husband Ed to try to initiative physical intimacy with her before she will leave him in the first section focused on Lina in Part II?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Lina in high school that changes the rest of her life and makes the rest of high school very difficult?
2. What is Lina slightly turned off by at the end of her first sexual encounter with Aidan when they begin their affair?
3. What does Lina tell her support group that she thinks created her emotional loneliness?
4. What does Aaron Knodel's defense lawyer ask Maggie about in Part I on the stand that the state's prosecution lawyer objects to?
5. How does Maggie confide in Mr. Knodel about what happened to her in Hawaii?
6. In Part I, where do Lina and Aidan frequently meet to fool around?
7. How does Lina get back in touch with Aidan after so many years?
8. How does Sloane's and Richard's first threesome come about?
9. How does Sloane deal with watching her husband have sex with other women in front of her?
10. What do some people think is Maggie's motivation for accusing Aaron Knodel of a crime?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When Sloane's and Richard's involvement with Wes ruins his relationship with his partner and the mother of his children, Jenny, what bothers Sloane the most about Jenny's perception of what happened? Why does Sloane have such a powerful reaction when Jenny tells Sloane she is the woman and asks her "Don't you know you're supposed to have the power?" (283). Write an essay analyzing Sloane's reactions to Jenny's accusations, paying particular attention to how Jenny's accusations force Sloane to confront some uncomfortable truths about her relationship with Richard.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing the decision-making process that leads Sloane and her husband, Richard, to engage in their first group sexual experience with their employee, Karin. How does Sloane feel about the act afterwards?
Essay Topic 3
Taddeo writes that some of her mother's dying advice to her is to never let other people see that she is happy - especially other women. Write an essay analyzing how Taddeo's mother's advice seems to relate to the lives of each of the three women her book focuses on - Maggie, Lina, and Sloane.
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