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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 Patty learns of Walter's "crazy speech," how does she react?
2. With whom does Patty stay after leaving Richard in "Mistakes Were Made (Conclusion)"?
3. After her father's death, what task does Patty take on?
4. On the way to speak at the opening of the body-armor plant, Walter tells Lalitha he is tired of being what?
5. A few days after Walter returns home in "2004," what does he find on his doorstep?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Patty's relationship with her children in the years following her father's death.
2. What is the proposal Walter has for Richard in "2004"?
3. What questionable business dealings is Joey involved with?
4. When Richard and Walter are alone after their meeting, in "2004," what does Walter admit?
5. What happens to Walter and Lalitha after Walter's speech goes viral?
6. What surprises Patty at her father's funeral? What effect does this have on her?
7. What does Patty realize about herself and her siblings?
8. How does Walter end up reading Patty's autobiography? What is the result of this action?
9. What does Patty do after leaving Richard? What causes her to leave there?
10. What happens to Joey's wedding ring? What does this situation teach Joey?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Birds are central to the novel. Write an essay in which you analyze the impact of birds both on Walter's character and the novel as a whole.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the issue of parenthood in the novel. What makes a good parent? Are there any good parents in the novel? What, in your opinion, is Franzen trying to say about being a parent?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Walter and Richard as character foils. How are they similar, and how are they different? How do they influence one another? What do their differences say about one another?
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