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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 Betty warn Rachel about regarding Mark when she first met him?

2. What city does Mark live in?

3. Who was Rachel's father going to see when he left Rachel in his apartment after calling for take-out?

4. What kind of job does Mark have?

5. What are Rachel and Jonathan doing when Harry returns to his apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of details does Jonathan relate to Rachel about Mark and Thelma's relationship?

2. How does Rachel discover her husband is having an affair?

3. What was Rachel and Mark's early relationship like?

4. What are some of the details Rachel gives Detective Nolan about the robber?

5. Why does Rachel feel a sense of relief when she discovers Mark's affair?

6. Why did Rachel move from New York to Washington?

7. How does Mark get Rachel to marry him?

8. How does Harry help Rachel deal with being upset about Mark's affair?

9. Describe Rachel Samstat's character.

10. How does Rachel feel about going back to her therapy group?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of person is Mark? Why does he persuade Rachel to return to Washington even though he has no intention of being faithful to her? What does that suggest about his personality?

Essay Topic 2

What role does food play in this novel? How is it important to Rachel's life and marriage? Why does Rachel provide recipes as she tells the story of her marriage breaking up? Do the recipes add to the story? Explain why or why not.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Rachel's parents and their influence in her life. What kind of role models are they? Does she wish she could share this experience with her mother? How does her father attempt to comfort her? In what way have both her parents failed her?

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