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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 the one thing Claire would not change about the life she had with James?

2. What does Claire's mother think that Claire needs in her life right now?

3. What does Claire find amazing about the night she meets Adam?

4. What is Anna's job?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Claire's feelings of humiliation and jealousy.

2. How does Claire feel about her newborn daughter?

3. What date is important to the protagonist of the story and why is it important?

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

5. What is an important theme in the first section of the book?

6. How did Claire meet her husband, James?

7. Explain how Adam outrageously flirts with Claire.

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

9. How does Claire meet Adam?

10. What does Adam's invitation to his flat foreshadow for Claire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a character study of Adam. What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams? What else can you say about Adam?

Essay Topic 2

Create a character study of Claire. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Claire?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the book's title? What are some other possible titles for the book? List at least five and cite your reasons for each.

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