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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. From whom does Savannah receive a phone call, inviting her to dinner?

2. When Bernadine returns home, what does she realize?

3. Who does Gloria Mathews yell at to turn down his stereo and call Philip?

4. What does Savannah notice when she picks up Lionel at his house?

5. What do Bernadine and Gloria claim about Ted?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is John causing Bernadine more stress?

2. Describe Michael's treatment of Robin.

3. Why is Robin's mother always pleased to see Robin?

4. How does Bernadine cope with the news from the divorce lawyer?

5. How has Bernadine's stress level increased?

6. What is Savannah's mother's suggestion regarding Kenneth?

7. How does Bernadine react to John's news?

8. What does Bernadine do after hearing John's news?

9. What does Gloria discover about Tarik? How does she handle the situation?

10. What has Bernadine's attorney discovered about John?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Phillip has left the Oasis due to illness.

Part 1) What illness does he have?

Part 2) Why do the salon's patrons gossip about him?

Part 3) Are people who have the same illness as Phillip gossiped about today? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Savannah notices a run in her pantyhose at the New Year's Eve party.

Part 1) What happens to the run as the night progresses?

Part 2) What does this run foreshadow later in the night?

Part 3) What might this run foreshadow later in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Savannah's family worries about her being 36 and unmarried.

Part 1) Why do they worry? What are their assumptions about life?

Part 2) Savannah goes against her mother's wishes, regarding Kenneth. What does she do?

Part 3) Does Savannah make a good choice in her relationship with Kenneth? Why or why not?

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