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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. The adjunct professor described by Lizzie has been working on his dissertation for how many years?
2. Which birthday is Lizzie approaching in Chapter One?
3. In what location do Henry and Catherine get married in Chapter Two?
4. Sylvia likes to look at things that are taking what action "faster than expected" (96)?
5. Lizzie reports that Eli's elementary school is made up of ten percent white children. What term does she use to describe most of the rest of the students there?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is "looping," (43) according to Lizzie?
2. Describe Sylvia's penchant for visiting sites with particular qualities.
3. What is Hell and High Water and how does Lizzie get involved with it?
4. Who is Mohan and what is he like?
5. What is the significance of Sylvia's explanation of the human response to applause in Chapter Two?
6. Discuss an instance when the motif of dreams enters the narrative of Chapter Two.
7. How do most students' expectations of meditation class differ from what Margot provides?
8. For what reason does Lizzie go on fewer trips with Sylvia in the summer?
9. What habit does Henry adopt when Catherine's due date draws near?
10. In what location does the narrative of Weather: A Novel take place?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose an object from Weather: A Novel, such as the green coat, the educational video game, the slips of paper on which Henry writes his horrific visions, or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.
Essay Topic 2
Look carefully at the passages of Weather: A Novel that describe the close relationship between Lizzie and her husband Ben. What is Offill’s purpose for discussing at length the nature of the connection that has been forged within their marriage?
Essay Topic 3
Examine Offill’s use of characterization methods to portray Lizzie’s brother Henry within the narrative. What effects do these characterization methods have on the themes and messages inherent in Weather: A Novel?
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