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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 does Sam's husband say she should get in her house in Chapter 9?
2. What is all that Sam can think in her shock at the end of Chapter 18?
3. What is the name of the boy who was shot in Part IV?
4. In Chapter 18, what does Sam see when she goes for a walk in the middle of the night?
5. In Chapter 9, what does Sam say she does not want from her husband any longer?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Ally tell Joe about her mother's open mic routine?
2. In Part III, why does Lily tell Sam she does not want to talk about details of her illness?
3. What does Ally come to realize about the conflicting nature of her feelings for Joe?
4. Why did Ally end up in the ER when she was 15?
5. 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?
6. What does Ally think about the likelihood of her father figuring out her affair?
7. What are some of Sam's happiest memories of being with Lily and Ally?
8. When does Sam feel an intense wave of loneliness in Part III?
9. What is the most serious of Sam's "rage events"?
10. Why is Sam's open mic night such a terrible disaster?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Spiotta explain the evolution of Sam's and Ally's relationship over time? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
How does Spiotta explain, in some cases by comparison and contrast, the different ways the main female characters in this novel deal with the aging process? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
What role do politics and ideology seem to play in Sam's and Matthew's relationship, from the beginning to their separation? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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