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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 feels a "surge of" (104) what toward the very pregnant Catherine in Chapter Two?

2. Which birthday is Lizzie approaching in Chapter One?

3. Lizzie has been trying for some time to get a hole in the fence around what location fixed?

4. In what location do Henry and Catherine get married in Chapter Two?

5. Lizzie sometimes brings what items to her neighbor, Mrs. Kovinski?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is "looping," (43) according to Lizzie?

3. What new development occurs in Henry's life in Chapter One?

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

5. What time of year is it by the time Chapter One comes to a close?

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

7. Who is Sylvia?

8. Describe Sylvia's penchant for visiting sites with particular qualities.

9. Where does Henry go when he loses his apartment in Chapter One?

10. What habit does Henry adopt when Catherine's due date draws near?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Offill’s novel Weather: A Novel. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

What message does Offill send within the pages of Weather: A Novel concerning the link between climate change and the end of humanity?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Offill's messages about parenthood within the text Weather: A Novel.

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