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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. In Chapter 3, what kind of exercise does Sam start doing with a trainer?
2. In Chapter 2, what does Sam do when Ally goes out with her friends?
3. Where do Sam and her husband meet for the very first time?
4. What is the reason Sam got in a fight with the doctor over Ally's care?
5. Who does Sam see at the State Fair that shocks her?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Ally come to realize about the conflicting nature of her feelings for Joe?
2. Who does Sam call for advice about how to handle what she sees the police do in Part III and why?
3. In Chapter 2, what does Sam do that even she knows crosses a line with Ally when Ally goes to the movies with her friends?
4. In Part III, why does Lily tell Sam she does not want to talk about details of her illness?
5. What does Ally tell Joe about her mother's open mic routine?
6. What do news reports note is ironic about Aadil Mapunda's death?
7. What does the reader learn about Matt's and Sam's history in Part III?
8. What does Sam see at the fair that shocks her?
9. What does Ally think about the likelihood of her father figuring out her affair?
10. In Chapter 18, what does Sam witness that greatly disturbs her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think Spiotta waits until well into the novel to reveal the extent of Lily's illness and its true effect on Sam? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Why does the missing tile after the break-in at Sam's new house bother her so much? What does the tile - and the house itself - symbolize to Sam? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
What drives Sam to talk about such intimate parts of her personal life - especially those involving Ally - at the open-mic night? Why does Ally get so upset when she hears Sam's routine? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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