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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. In what location does Lizzie chant once she stops attending meditation classes?

2. Lizzie reports that Will is going to what location when he leaves New York City?

3. Lizzie feels as if Henry is taking what action when he makes her promise to keep his secret?

4. Lizzie states of Henry in Chapter Four, "My brother never seems to" take what action "anymore" (158)?

5. Which of the following actions does Henry NOT take within Chapter Four?

Short Essay Questions

1. To which historical event does Lizzie compare the U.S. presidential election of 2016 and why?

2. For what reason does Lizzie begin to skip meditation classes with Margot?

3. Explain the significance of Lizzie's claim at the end of Chapter Four that she has "so many people" (192).

4. How does Ben feel about the results of the election and how does Offill provide this information to the reader?

5. Describe the therapeutic exercises that Margot prescribes for Henry.

6. In what way does the motif of dreams arise within Chapter Four in order to again demonstrate the strong connection between Henry and Lizzie?

7. In what way does Offill use the character of Lorraine to demonstrate the frustration felt by many Americans in the wake of the 2016 election?

8. For what reason does Lizzie stay home during the three weeks of Ben and Eli's absence in Chapter Four?

9. What do the keys featured in Chapter Three symbolize?

10. What detail does Henry share with Lizzie in Chapter Four that compels her to go to Ben with her concerns?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Offill’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of Weather: A Novel.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Henry's role within the events of the novel and explain how his character helps to further develop certain themes inherent in Offill's piece.

Essay Topic 3

Sensory details are used frequently by Offill in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative of Weather: A Novel. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used serve Offill’s creation of vivid characters to populate the narrative.

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