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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. Sylvia likes to look at things that are taking what action "faster than expected" (96)?

2. The back-to-school concert song Eli likes best turns out to be which song?

3. Sylvia told Lizzie during the excursion with Eli that, "Children cannot abide" (96) what?

4. Which character does Lizzie's mother warn not to watch too much political news that may be upsetting?

5. Lizzie wonders if Henry's new bride and coming baby will help her stop dreaming about Henry showing up and asking her what question?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of William Derham's 1711 quote, when viewed in the context of Sylvia's hope for the future?

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

3. Describe the protagonist's immediate family as depicted in Chapter One of Weather: A Novel.

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

5. Who is Mohan and what is he like?

6. For what reason does Lizzie go on fewer trips with Sylvia in the summer?

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

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

9. What is the significance of the scene in which Eli and Lizzie gaze at the moon together in Chapter One?

10. Discuss the demographics of Eli's school and how Lizzie feels about them.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Trace the characterization arc of Lizzie’s character throughout the novel Weather: A Novel. Discuss whether Lizzie is a round or flat character and whether she is a static or dynamic character.

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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