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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 is Arlene Wilkens' nickname for her husband Mark?
2. What is the one time Sloane's mother acknowledges her struggles in high school with her body and her health?
3. What was one way in which Sloane covered up what was really wrong with her in high school?
4. When Maggie gets a tattoo in the second section of Part III focusing on her, what does the tattoo say?
5. Which teacher testifies in support of Aaron Knodel that Maggie almost cries about when she hears what the teacher says?
Short Essay Questions
1. What kinds of health problems does Lina struggle with?
2. Under what circumstances does Sloane have a bad car accident?
3. 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?
4. As the years went on, by what process would Sloane and Richard invite third parties into their bedroom for sex?
5. Where had Mark Wilkens worked for most of his career, and what happened as he neared retirement age?
6. What does Lina think is one of the main things that is wrong with the way her parents treat her and her siblings?
7. What book series does Sloan read that makes her feel like something has clicked in her life?
8. What tragic event happens in Maggie Wilkens' family about six months after she tells her parents about her affair with Aaron Knodel?
9. How does Sloane's family react to her car accident?
10. Who are some of the state's witnesses that the prosecutor calls in support of Maggie during Aaron Knodel's trial?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Consider Taddeo's choices concerning point-of-view. Taddeo writes Maggie Wilken's sections in the second-person, using "you" to refer to Maggie, while she writes Lina's and Sloane's sections in the third-person. Write an essay analyzing Taddeo's choice to use a different point of view for Maggie's sections.
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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