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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. Who used to work with Dave?

2. What did Kate forget?

3. What was the purpose of David stopping at the practice field?

4. What was the name of the Schneiders' dog?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is David so bent out of shape about breakfast?

2. What was David's house like?

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

4. What did Kate like about David's voice?

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

6. How did Kate view the collapse of her marriage?

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

8. What about the hole made Kate fearful?

9. Describe Kate's personality.

10. How did Kate feel about Elsie?

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

What kind of thoughts plagued Kate's mind after she woke up the morning after the dinner party? How are these thoughts reasonable? How are they the mark of a woman running scared from her last marriage? How are they likely the affect of a traumatic dinner party the night before? Do you think Kate is being reasonable? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In terms of literature, what kind of character is Kate? What about Dave? Could both be considered the same kind of character? Why or why not? Is Kate the only kind of character like this in the novel? If so, why do you think that is? If not, who else can be considered to possess the same character description?

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