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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 Lotto wake Mathilde with every day that they had lived under the same roof?

2. In Chapter 10 of Furies, what did Mathilde wear when she went into the city?

3. In Chapter 11 of Furies, what did Mathilde have at a diner with Ariel?

4. What did Mathilde's mother do for a living?

5. How did Mathilde's brother die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Sallie leave in Chapter 5 of Furies, where did she go, and when did she plan to return?

2. How did the private investigator that Mathilde hired know Lotto?

3. How did Mathilde get Lotto to notice her?

4. How did Mathilde's little brother die?

5. What did Mathilde's maternal grandmother look like when she picked up Mathilde at the train station in Chapter 6 of Furies?

6. Who comes to see Mathilde in Chapter 9 of Furies?

7. What did Mathilde do to make Lotto's life easier when he was alive?

8. What was the house like where Mathilde's uncle lived in Chapter 8 of Furies?

9. Why did Mathilde quit working for Ariel in Chapter 16 of Furies?

10. In Chapter 8 of Furies, what did Mathilde do so she didn't have to be at her uncle's house very much?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mathilde hired a private investigator to research Chollie. Why did Mathilde hire an investigator to find information on Chollie and what were her motives for getting the information?

Essay Topic 2

Chollie waited more than 20 years to tell Lotto and Mathilde that he knew about Mathilde's affair. Why did Chollie wait so long to say anything and what were his motives for passing on the information?

Essay Topic 3

Lotto experiences abandonment first when his father dies. What are some times that Lotto experiences abandonment and how do those experiences shape the choices he makes?

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