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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 one of the reasons Maggie decides to go to the police about what happened between her and Aaron Knodel?

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

3. In the second section of Part III focused on Lina, what does Aiden tell her that puts her in such a good mood?

4. In the second section in Part IV focused on Maggie, what does Aaron Knodel hold as he takes the stand?

5. What does Sloane really want Richard to do regarding the mess with Jenny and Wes in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What changes in Sloane's and Richard's relationship by including Wes in their sexual activities?

3. What is a particularly difficult detail for Maggie to tell her parents about her affair with Aaron Knodel?

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

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

6. What tragedy occurs in Sloane's mother's life when her mother is only a teenager?

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

8. How does Sloane's family react to her car accident?

9. How does losing her virginity make Sloane see her own parents' relationship in a new way?

10. Shortly after her car accident, what identity does Sloane decide to adopt, and how does she achieve it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The three women Taddeo chooses to focus this book upon are all white, heterosexual, and cisgender. Do you think Taddeo's work would have been strengthened if she had included more diverse female perspectives and experiences? Write an essay explaining why or why not.

Essay Topic 2

What is Lina's impression of how the women in her discussion group view her after she reveals the circumstances and details of her affair with Aiden to them? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

In Taddeo's section section focusing on Maggie, beginning on page 57, Aaron Knodel begins initiating longer text-message conversations with Maggie. Write an essay analyzing the process by which Maggie's and Aaron Knodel's relationship allegedly evolves from a student-teacher relationship into a sexual one.

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