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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 was Kate called behind her back?

2. What did neither genius that lived in the house know about?

3. What kind of weather vane was on the top of the birthday cake house?

4. Where did Elsie aim to shoot the man on the roof?

5. Why wouldn't someone assume that Kate does drugs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the "birthday cake" house look like?

2. How does Kate keep busy?

3. What did David note about Elsie's gun?

4. Why was it kind of weird that there was someone on Kate's roof?

5. What was the difference between Dave and Anatole in the morning?

6. What elements were necessary for love at first sight, according to Kate?

7. Why wouldn't anyone think that Kate did drugs?

8. Why didn't Elsie like the senior citizens home?

9. What was David's house like?

10. What missed opportunities is Dave talking about on page 81?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Speculate on the point of reading romance novels. What does it provide, if anything, to the reader? Do you think they are important to society? Why or why not? What is realistic about them? What is more fantasy than realism? Explain why you feel this way.

Essay Topic 2

For what sort of reasons did Kate and Anatole's marriage fail? Why does Kate believe that Dave and her relationship will fail? Do you think this is an accurate assessment? Why or why not? What revelation does Kate have about her marriage to Anatole, and how does it affect her present relationship?

Essay Topic 3

The author makes many allusions to popular comic book and cartoon characters. What does this say about the author's personality? Which character do you think the author would most identify with? Provide at least three reasons why you think this is the case.

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