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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. What does Catherine's mother tell her when she says she is thinking of leaving George?

2. What possession of his deceased cousin's did George take after his cousin died?

3. What does George notice about Justine at the college they both work at?

4. What does Justine tell George that Catherine thinks about him in the end of Part III?

5. What does Justine tell Catherine about life following Justine's accident?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Justine begin to think about George Clare in Part III?

2. What does George do when Catherine tells him she is leaving him for the first time?

3. What does DeBeers's wife offer George at DeBeers's funeral?

4. What does George do after Henri's death that he was not proud of?

5. How does George think about his own upbringing with his family?

6. Why does Mary Lawton think that hers and Travis's social life sometimes suffers in Chosen?

7. What does Cole Hale do in Part IV at dinner at the Sokolov's?

8. Why does Cole Hale go to the pawn shop in Part IV, and what happens afterwards?

9. What does Catherine ask Eddy for help with in Part IV?

10. How does Catherine confront George about her worst suspicions about his actions in Part IV?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Brundage portray the lives of women through the main female characters in this book, including Ella Hale, Catherine Cole, Justine Sokolov, Franny Clare, and Willis Howard? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What are some tactics and methods George Clare uses to deceive those around him from an early age? Are Brundages's descriptions of George's escapades believable? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Catherine Clare's murder affect the town of Chosen in the event's immediate aftermath, and years later? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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