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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. Where did Rachel study abroad?

2. How long has it been, in Section 6, since Elizabeth has seen Rachel?

3. What newspaper is Nahid reading the morning after Toby sleeps over?

4. Where does Rachel shoplift from in Section 6?

5. What does Toby buy in a stupor once he learns the news about Rachel in Section 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Toby call while he is in Rachel's apartment in Section 4 and why?

2. Who is Jeanine?

3. How does Toby describe his sister in Section 5?

4. What does Toby tell the children about Rachel in Section 5?

5. How is Rachel's labor and delivery with Hannah?

6. What role does Same Rothberg play in Rachel's nervous breakdown?

7. How does Rachel describe Miriam Rothberg in Section 6?

8. What do Solly and Hannah's emails say from camp?

9. Who is Tamara and how does Toby describe her in Section 5?

10. What happens to Rachel's job in the Section 4 flashback?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does "The Curse" play in the novel? Where did it originate and in what ways does it show up throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 2

How is setting developed and portrayed in the novel? Select two different settings in the text and analyze their role in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

What is a flashback and how is it used in the text? What impact does it have on the plot?

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