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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. Lizzie cites a study asserting that how many of the world's richest billionaires own as many assets as half of humanity?
2. 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?
3. What does Eli normally call Lizzie?
4. Lizzie takes comfort in her realization that "No one's worrying about" (18) what celestial object?
5. Lizzie sometimes brings what items to her neighbor, Mrs. Kovinski?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Sylvia's penchant for visiting sites with particular qualities.
2. What habit does Henry adopt when Catherine's due date draws near?
3. For what reason does Lizzie go on fewer trips with Sylvia in the summer?
4. For what reason does Offill include Mohan's opinions about the upcoming election in Chapter Two?
5. What new development occurs in Henry's life in Chapter One?
6. Who is Mohan and what is he like?
7. Characterize the relationship between Lizzie and her brother Henry.
8. What is the significance of William Derham's 1711 quote, when viewed in the context of Sylvia's hope for the future?
9. What act of altruism does Lizzie fondly remember from the night she gave birth to Eli?
10. What is Hell and High Water and how does Lizzie get involved with it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Offill’s messages concerning security and certainty. Does the text indicate that these elements are dangerous or crucial? Choose one adjective and prove its validity using concrete details from the text.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss the role of addiction with Offill's text Weather: A Novel. What messages are being sent about the nature of addiction and what response does the text intend to provoke from its audience?
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