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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 Jules thinks he finds in the middle of the street while on his and Tom's excursion?

2. How does Gary say that his former housemate described the problem?

3. What does Don tell Malorie and Olympia to do to their babies?

4. What does Tom think of when he feels the tent in the street?

5. What does Tom thinks he has found in a bowl in one of the houses?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the items printed on the receipt found by Tom in a vacant house?

2. Why does Tom claim that they need medicine at the house?

3. What chore does Cheryl like to do?

4. What do Malorie and her sister look for in the clouds in Malorie's memory?

5. How does Malorie consider blinding her children?

6. What instruments do Tom and Jules use to find their way outside of the house?

7. Who is the housemate who arrives in Chapter 27?

8. What do the housemates decide to do with Gary?

9. What advice did Don give Malorie concerning her babies?

10. What does the new entrant bring with him to the new house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you discuss the significance of vision in the novel. How do the characters perceive vision? How is the concept of vision discussed in the narrative, and how do events involving vision affect the plot? Why does the author choose to depict vision in this way?

Essay Topic 2

The story is told in the third person, but primarily from Malorie's perspective. Analyze the author’s choice to tell the story from Malorie's point of view. What unique perspective does Malorie have on the circumstances affecting the other characters in the novel? How does viewing the events from Malorie's point of view affect the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay defining a mother from Malorie's perspective. What does it mean to be a good mother, and does Malorie think that she is a good mother?

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