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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 keeps worrying that Ben will get desperate and suggest moving to which state?
2. What is NOT something Lizzie names when Will asks her about her fears?
3. Henry keeps the scraps of paper describing his horrific visions in what type of container?
4. On Will's last day in New York City, he and Lizzie visit what type of location?
5. Lizzie reports that Will is going to what location when he leaves New York City?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Sylvia react when Lizzie shares her plans for creating a 'doomstead' for her family someday?
2. Describe the therapeutic exercises that Margot prescribes for Henry.
3. How does Ben feel about the results of the election and how does Offill provide this information to the reader?
4. For what reason does Lizzie begin to skip meditation classes with Margot?
5. In what kind of dwelling do Ben and Catherine live and what is the significance of this fact?
6. With which character does Lizzie have a second chance encounter in Chapter Four?
7. What purpose does Offill have in mind when including the detail that Catherine always gets home from work at seven in the evening?
8. What problem does Henry share with Lizzie in Chapter Three?
9. What drastic step does Sylvia decide to take in Chapter Four?
10. To which historical event does Lizzie compare the U.S. presidential election of 2016 and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
All of the characters in the novel have specific yet varied relationships with money. Examine the theme of money in the text and how it affects the various characters.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
How are the topics of romantic relationships, love, and sex treated within the novel Weather: A Novel and how does their treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?
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