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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. When Joe fears Beck saw him on the ferry, what act of violence does he perform?

2. Who does Joe blame for the police officer assaulting him?

3. Where does Peach have a vacation house?

4. What does Joe do while alone in Dr. Nicky's office?

5. Where does Joe attack Peach?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conflicting signals does Beck send Joe during their "everythingship"?

2. Why does Joe offer Beck a job at the bookshop? Who is an obstacle to her working there? Why?

3. What do Beck and Peach learn while in Little Compton? What happens to Peach?

4. Describe Joe and Beck's romantic date.

5. Why does Beck travel to Little Compton?

6. What are the effects of Beck and Joe working together?

7. Who is Amy Adam?

8. Why is there a hole in Joe's wall? How does he explain it to Beck?

9. Who is Ethan? What plan do Joe and Beck devise for him?

10. Who attacks Joe outside the bookshop? How is Joe able to recognize one assailant? What is the reason for the attack?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does Joe experience any change over the course of the novel? In what ways does he change and in what ways does he remain the same?

Essay Topic 2

To what extent is Joe a sympathetic character? Explain the “likeability” of Joe’s character, using examples from the text to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Beck and Karen Minty. In what ways are they similar? In what ways are they different? How do their similarities and differences highlight the novel’s themes?

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