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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. When does Olly first send Madeline a message in “Released, Part Two”?

2. What does Madeline use as a metaphor to describe her guilt in "Readmitted"?

3. Where do Olly and Madeline live?

4. Where in the bed does Olly say he sleeps in "The Murphy Bed"?

5. What does Dr. Chase allow Madeline to do in "Six Weeks A.D."?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Madeline perceive her union with Olly in “All the Words”?

2. What is revealed in the email Madeline receives in “For My Eyes Only”?

3. What purchases do Madeline and Olly make at the souvenir shop in “Remembrance of Things Past"?

4. Where does Madeline travel to in the end of the novel? Why?

5. Why does Madeline's mother claim she has decided to re-hire Carla in “Pretending”?

6. What does Madeline write to her mother in “Good-bye”?

7. What is the significance of the title of “After the Death Of”?

8. What are some of the plot holes seen in Madeline's escape with Olly to Hawaii?

9. Why does Olly express anger toward his mother in “This Time”?

10. How is Madeline and Olly's hotel room described in “Reward if Found”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the methods by which Madeline studies architecture and other subjects. Who are her teachers? What subjects does she enjoy the most? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of the Bundt cake in the novel. Where does the Bundt cake first appear? What does it represent? What does Olly do with the Bundt cake? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and analyze the different methods of communication that Olly and Madeline use to contact one another. What is the significance of each method of communication? Which method is the most rewarding for the characters? Why?

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