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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. How does Jo know the person in #18?

2. What does Jo realize as the source of her vivid memories lately?

3. During college, Jo lived in a group house in __________________.

4. Why does Jo caution against Eli staying in the room while she takes care of the dog?

5. What does Jo buy on her lunch break?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dana think Licia might be when she catches Licia in lies?

2. How does Jo confuse Jean Bennett when telling her how Jo knows Jean's husband, Eli Mayhew?

3. Who are Jo and Daniel's daughters and how are they different from each other?

4. What do the police learn about each of the housemates that makes the police suspicious of them?

5. What choice does Eli make for his dog and for himself in Jo's office?

6. Who is Jean Bennett and in what circumstances does Jo meet her?

7. What does Dana's murder signify for the housemates?

8. How is Jo impatient with Daniel's needs when she wants to talk, and how does she try to mend things on Sunday morning?

9. Explain Jo's secretive life in Cambridge in 1968.

10. How do Dana's sisters act when they come to the house to pick up Dana's belongings?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of struggling with personal identity is an important one in this novel. Describe how it extends through setting, character, and issues. Provide examples for each.

Essay Topic 2

The flashback portions of the story take place as America is experiencing the hippie generation, the Vietnam War, Woodstock, and drug usage in the late 1960s. Explain the significance of these political and cultural events on the housemates.

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Jo. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Jo?

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