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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 do Rachel's friends tell Toby in Section 3?

2. What is Hannah doing when Toby gets home from Nahid's?

3. What does Rachel look like?

4. Who is going to get the promotiion that Toby thought he would get?

5. What emoji does Nahid use when texting Toby?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Section 2, what does Seth say about marriage?

2. In Section 2, who is Toby's first date once his divorce becomes final?

3. What does Toby dream about in Section 3 and how does it make him feel?

4. In Section 3, how and why does Solly go to sleepover camp?

5. How does Toby feel about the Mediation he and Rachel go to in Section 3?

6. Seth was engaged once, so why did he end up not getting married?

7. Why do Toby and and Rachel argue about iceskating in Section 3?

8. According to Toby, why does he only want to date women his own age?

9. How does Seth look, according to Elizabeth, when they meet up again in Section 1?

10. Who is Tess and what is the story that she tells Toby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of motherhood in the novel? How does motherhood impact the different women characters in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Does religion strengthen or weaken Toby and Rachel's marriage?

Essay Topic 3

Are the characters too judgmental of themselves and others in the novel? How does this impact the development of each of the main characters?

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