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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. Who visits Rachel in the hospital, listens to her talk, and gives her a head massage?

2. What do the two policeman Rachel finds at her Washington home want to return to her?

3. Who sends Rachel a fruit basket after she gives birth?

4. What does the nurse tell Rachel and Mark when she called their Virginia home?

5. What does Rachel get mad at Mark for when they are on the shuttle to Washington?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Rachel's labor.

2. Describe Richard's proposal to Rachel.

3. Why is Rachel so upset about the new blazer Mark bought?

4. What does Rachel write about in her article "Potatoes and Love"?

5. Does Rachel enjoy giving cooking demonstrations?

6. What marital fantasy does Rachel have in the airport on the way home to Washington?

7. What are the policeman doing in Rachel's Washington house when she returns from the cooking demonstration in New York?

8. How did Rachel react to seeing an article about herself and the robbery in the Daily News?

9. Why does Betty want to give a dance for Thelma?

10. Describe Arthur's physical appearance.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the Siegels show their support of Rachel when Mark is having an affair? What kind of advice do they give her and does Rachel follow it?

Essay Topic 2

Choose two secondary characters and explain their importance to the story. How do they influence Rachel? In what way do they help the plot advance? Provide specific textual examples to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the setting of New York City and its influence on Rachel. How does the city offer Rachel more possibilities? When she returns to New York, what support system does she have there? What does she like about the specialty shops in New York?

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