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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. How many days of school are left for Eli by the time Chapter One comes to a close?

2. Lizzie officially meets Amira's mother Na'ila in which location?

3. Lizzie notices signs around the library suggesting that viewers take what action?

4. Sylvia uses what type of insect in an illustration of the concept of interconnectedness?

5. Lizzie asserts that there is nothing to do around the home of Catherine's parents, except for taking what action?

Short Essay Questions

1. Characterize the relationship between Lizzie and her brother Henry.

2. Who is Sylvia?

3. How do most students' expectations of meditation class differ from what Margot provides?

4. In what location does the narrative of Weather: A Novel take place?

5. Discuss an instance when the motif of dreams enters the narrative of Chapter Two.

6. What act of altruism does Lizzie fondly remember from the night she gave birth to Eli?

7. Why is Lizzie relieved when Henry and Catherine decide not to have a big wedding?

8. What does the moth from Madagascar symbolize and why?

9. What does Ben do for Lizzie on her birthday?

10. For what reason does Offill include Mohan's opinions about the upcoming election in Chapter Two?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the effects of stress on the novel's characters and the coping methods each character uses to deal with emotional turmoil. Which characters' methods are effective, which are ineffective, and how do these varying levels of efficiency affect the messages sent by Weather: A Novel within the text?

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