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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. Where does the Serial Stowaway get banned from?
2. Where do Sam and her husband meet for the very first time?
3. In Chapter 15, why does Lily tell Sam she hesitated to tell her about her illness?
4. What everyday activity has suddenly started making Sam really angry in Chapter 11?
5. How does Sam change her hair?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part III, why does Lily tell Sam she does not want to talk about details of her illness?
2. What does Ally tell Joe about her mother's open mic routine?
3. How does Sam fall back into the pattern of having sex with Matt again?
4. What does Sam see at the fair that shocks her?
5. Why did Ally's family have to contend with Child Protective Services when she was 15?
6. Who does Sam call for advice about how to handle what she sees the police do in Part III and why?
7. What does the reader learn about Matt's and Sam's history in Part III?
8. What does Sam realize about the effect of her own love for Ally on Sam's perception of Ally?
9. In Part III, what does Sam admit to herself about Lily's illness and her own marriage?
10. What does Ally come to realize about the conflicting nature of her feelings for Joe?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Spiotta use the conversations Sam has both on social media and in activist groups to develop Sam's character? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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