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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. Which items in the library are now always locked up, according to Lizzie?

2. Lizzie recalls pleading with Henry not to seek help with his addiction at what type of facility?

3. Lizzie hears a rumor that what action was taken against a woman walking down Coney Island Avenue?

4. Henry confesses to Lizzie in Chapter Three that he is having bad thoughts about which character?

5. At bedtime at one point in Chapter Four, Lizzie begins reading which book to Eli?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sylvia react when Lizzie shares her plans for creating a 'doomstead' for her family someday?

2. In what kind of dwelling do Ben and Catherine live and what is the significance of this fact?

3. What drastic step does Sylvia decide to take in Chapter Four?

4. 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?

5. What is "milling" (129) in the context of the field called Disaster Psychology?

6. For what reason does Offill allude to C.S. Lewis's novel Prince Caspian in Chapter Four?

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

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

9. What problem does Henry share with Lizzie in Chapter Three?

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

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

Offill begins the text with an excerpt from a 17th-century town meeting in a small Connecticut settlement. Explain how this poem excerpt relates to Weather: A Novel and how it reflects the text’s themes.

Essay Topic 3

Examine Offill’s use of characterization methods to portray Lizzie’s brother Henry within the narrative. What effects do these characterization methods have on the themes and messages inherent in Weather: A Novel?

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