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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 did one of Sophie's friends once try to do to Otto?

2. What does Sophie say has been affected with her growing age?

3. How does Otto describe Mrs. Holstein?

4. Why did Sophie feel sorry for the cat?

5. Why did Sophie not show her husband the bite from the cat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What purchase did Sophie make at the beginning of the book?

2. What does Charlie complain to Sophie about Bobby?

3. How does Sophie feel when she and Francis first touch?

4. What does Charlie say when Sophie tells him about the cat bite?

5. How do Francis and Sophie communicate during their affair?

6. What does Sophie say when she compares Charlie and Francis?

7. Why did Sophie feel so rushed to get home while she is out alone with Charlie?

8. Why did the affair with Francis end?

9. Why did Sophie tell Charlie she had not seen a doctor about her hand yet?

10. Why does Sophie finally confess to her husband about the bite from the cat? What is his reaction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Claire is a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How does she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

Sophie endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does she learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 3

Power and greed are two common themes in this book. Where do they appear? How do they differ in their manifestations?

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