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Dana Spiotta
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 138 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Wayward: A Novel Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Dana Spiotta
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 138 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. How does Sam think of her new house in Chapter 2?
(a) As a trap.
(b) As a gift.
(c) As a paradox.
(d) As a riddle.

2. Who does Sam meet in a social media group that she then decides to meet in real-life?
(a) Laci.
(b) Bridie.
(c) Henri.
(d) Jewel.

3. What does Sam's mother tell her when she says she bought the house?
(a) She needs to tell her husband right away.
(b) She needs to tell her own daughter.
(c) She needs to fix it up soon.
(d) She needs to make sure she got the best mortgage rate.

4. In Chapter 8, what does Sam give to the stranger she encounters?
(a) A coat.
(b) Ice.
(c) Food and money.
(d) A blanket.

5. What does Sam buy to sleep in at her new house?
(a) A king-sized bed.
(b) A sleeping bag.
(c) A twin bed.
(d) A futon.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, what is especially unnerving to Sam about what happens in her house?

2. What does Sam's husband drink when she and he tell their daughter about their separation?

3. In Chapter 6, what plans does Sam have for her house and her daughter?

4. What did Clara Loomis use her bedroom as?

5. Who performs at the open mic night in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Sam goes to a community meeting in her new neighborhood?

2. What is one way, as Spiotta puts it, to understand what happens to Sam in Part I in terms of the upheaval in her life?

3. How does Sam afford the house she buys in Part I?

4. What does Spiotta mean when she mentions Sam's "historic house envy" (75)?

5. What does Ally think about one day telling Sam about her secret relationship?

6. What is Ally's relationship with Lily like?

7. What does Ally immediately think when Sam tells her she and Matt are splitting up?

8. Where does Sam end up meeting people she thinks are more like-minded in the realm of activism?

9. Who is Ally secreting seeing romantically, and why is this relationship secret?

10. In Chapter 13, what does Sam really think of the brutal college admissions competition?

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