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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. Who is Aaron Knodel's wife?

2. Maggie vomits when she finds out that which witness is testifying at Aaron Knodel's trial in support of Mr. Knodel?

3. In the first section of Part III focusing on Lina, what bothers Lina about Aidan's behavior after they have sex?

4. In the first section focused on Sloane in Part IV, how does Sloane stay slim after overcoming her eating disorder from her youth?

5. Which friend was Sloane with when she was in a bad car accident in high school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Sloane's, Wes's, and Richard's relationship after Jenny finds out about what is going on between the the three of them?

2. What happens to Maggie after Aaron Knodel tells her their affair is over?

3. What kinds of health problems does Lina struggle with?

4. Where had Mark Wilkens worked for most of his career, and what happened as he neared retirement age?

5. As the years went on, by what process would Sloane and Richard invite third parties into their bedroom for sex?

6. When does Sloane begin to feel that her brother Gabe is disgusted by her for some reason that she can not understand?

7. Under what circumstances does Sloane have a bad car accident?

8. What does Maggie think about the balance of witnesses the state calls to support her side of the story and the witnesses the defense calls in support of Aaron Knodel?

9. How does Sloane describe her own father to Taddeo?

10. What does Sloane's mother take her to the doctor for when Sloane is about 10 years old?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Maggie's recollection of the aftermath of her relationship with Mateo. What impression does her family's and classmates' reactions to the relationship leave on Maggie?

Essay Topic 2

As you learned more about Sloane's childhood, adolescence, and core familial relationships, how did your understanding of her relationship with her husband and her willingness to go along with his desires to see her have sex with other men and women change? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your findings.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing how Lina understands, and begins to deal with, her rape by several high school boys. How does Lina's perspective on this assault change as she grows from an adolescent into an adult? Cite specific references to the text to support your answer.

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