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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Daisy need help with?

2. Why is Maggie relieved?

3. What does Maggie wish?

4. Why does Fiona decide to have the baby?

5. Where does Maggie park?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Maggie often wonders about what could have been. Do you agree or disagree with that statement?

1. What are some happenings that Maggie wishes were different in her life?

2. How can Maggie make those changes now?

3. What is it about Maggie's personality that makes her unable to accept her life?

4. Being unsatisfied with ones life or personal projects can be extremely draining and depressing. Do you think that Maggie ever exhibits these qualities in the novel? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

1. Describe the structure of the novel.

2. How does Tyler choose to set everything up and how is it pertinent to the story?

3. How do the flashbacks work into the structure of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

1. Define what an aspiration is to you.

2. Where do you see them taking you in your life?

3. Do you think that the significance of goals is determined by society?

4. What are typical American goals, compares to another country?

5. Do you think our culture sets the goals we might have for ourselves in our lives?

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