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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. Catherine plans to take how many months of maternity leave after Iris is born?
2. Lizzie finds out in Chapter One that she has osteoarthritis in which part of her body?
3. Sylvia asserts at her conference in "the heartland" that which creatures are "nothing particularly special" (58)?
4. Lizzie spends an hour reading about the dwindling numbers of what types of creatures?
5. When Lizzie provides an example of Sylvia's current pessimism, she discusses a time when Sylvia gave her answer in the form of a quote by William Derham from which year?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what location does the narrative of Weather: A Novel take place?
2. Why is Lizzie relieved when Henry and Catherine decide not to have a big wedding?
3. What time of year is it by the time Chapter One comes to a close?
4. Who is Mohan and what is he like?
5. Describe Sylvia's penchant for visiting sites with particular qualities.
6. What is "looping," (43) according to Lizzie?
7. Where does Henry go when he loses his apartment in Chapter One?
8. What is the significance of Sylvia's explanation of the human response to applause in Chapter Two?
9. Discuss an instance when the motif of dreams enters the narrative of Chapter Two.
10. What is the significance of William Derham's 1711 quote, when viewed in the context of Sylvia's hope for the future?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the role of family within the text Weather: A Novel. What types of family relationships are represented and how does Offill use their variety to inform many of the work's themes?
Essay Topic 2
All of the characters in the novel have specific yet varied relationships with money. Examine the theme of money in the text and how it affects the various characters.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Offill’s novel Weather: A Novel. What message is Offill sending about these two themes over the course of the narrative?
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