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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Claire find amazing about the night she meets Adam?
(a) She loves to flirt.
(b) She doesn't think about James.
(c) She had been missing male attention.
(d) She can feel like a girl again.

2. What does Claire's mother feel about Claire's attraction to Adam?
(a) She thinks Claire needs a break from any man.
(b) She thinks the age difference is too much.
(c) She thinks Claire needs to concentrate on her marriage.
(d) She feels he may be a possible catch for her.

3. What does the family like best about Claire's meal?
(a) The garlic bread.
(b) The chocolate mousse.
(c) The tiramisu.
(d) The poached salmon.

4. What is the one thing Claire would not change about the life she had with James?
(a) Their wedding.
(b) Their apartment.
(c) Their daughter.
(d) Their vacations.

5. With what has Adam come home to help Helen?
(a) A family problem.
(b) Her laptop.
(c) Physics.
(d) An essay.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Claire's mother apprehensive about the meal Claire prepares?

2. What does the person in #19 give Claire to drink?

3. Where does Adam kiss Claire on the face?

4. When does Claire get the urge to call James?

5. Where does Adam invite Claire?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Claire meet Adam?

2. How does Claire begin to come out of The Great Terror period in her life?

3. Why does Claire shop for clothes in town?

4. What is the significance of the novel's title, WATERMELON?

5. How does Claire find out about Adam's intentions toward Helen?

6. How does the author show Claire's fragile state of mind regarding her marriage?

7. How does the author show that Claire is conflicted about whether or not she should spend time with Adam?

8. Why is Claire hesitant to call James?

9. How did Claire meet her husband, James?

10. Why does Claire keep putting off calling James?

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