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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. Dana says that she likes Licia because Licia has ______________.

2. How many children are in Dana's family?

3. Who is Daniel?

4. What name did Jo go by in college?

5. Chapter 3 uses what literary technique to show events that happened in the past?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the dynamics in the group house after Dana's death?

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

3. How well does Licia adapt to living in the group house?

4. Why is marrying Daniel quite opposite from the life she had been living in the group house?

5. Who is Dana, and how does Licia (Jo) meet her?

6. What is the first theory the police have regarding Dana's murder?

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

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

9. What are Jo's feelings about seeing Eli again?

10. Describe the night when Licia finds Dana's dead body in the house.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Substance abuse seems to be an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is the abuse? Why does it have such a prevalent place in the characters' lives? How does it affect the abusers? How does it affect those impacted by the abusers? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What do you think Jo is really searching for in her life? Why is she always dissatisfied with the state of her life? What would really make Jo happy? Why was the happiest time in Jo's life a time when she was living with an alias?

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