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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 niece of Maggie's is born when she is a sophomore in high school?

2. Who is Maggie's brother-in-law who she visits in Hawaii during high school, along with her sister?

3. In the Prologue, which book does Taddeo mention played a role in Maggie's story?

4. In the first section focused on Lina in Part II, what does Aidan do after the two have sex that turns Lina off slightly?

5. What movie does Lina see the very first time she goes out with the boy she has an intense crush on in high school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

6. How does Sloane react when she and Richard and Karin have their first threesome?

7. What do some people think is Maggie's motivation for accusing Aaron Knodel of a crime?

8. What does Lina sometimes find herself asking Ed to try to make up for her husband's emotional and physical detachment?

9. What does Maggie do in Hawaii that changes how her family views her when she gets back from the trip?

10. What does Aaron Knodel's defense lawyer ask Maggie about in Part I on the stand that the state's prosecution lawyer objects to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One central theme Taddeo examines throughout each of the three women's narratives is the loss of innocence. Write an essay analyzing Taddeo's approach to the exploration of this theme through the stories of each of her three main subjects - Maggie, Lina, and Sloane.

Essay Topic 2

During Maggie's alleged sexual relationship with Aaron Knodel, what does she think of the various rules he sets for her, and what does he explain as the purpose for these rules? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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