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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. George's mother had been one of the original group of how many founding Subvert members?
2. For what kind of company does George's father currently work?
3. George's mother had been what kind of a subversive character prior to her death?
4. George's mother died as a result of experiencing an allergic reaction to what kind of drug?
5. How many seconds in length is the video George has of her mother as a little girl?
Short Essay Questions
1. What piece of information did George's mother forget during their time in Italy and why did this event upset George?
2. Explain the revelation that is finally made about the source of George's incessant feelings of "guilt and fury" (210) that result in repetitive thoughts.
3. What timeline does George provide on the first page of the section entitled Eyes and what is its significance?
4. What element of language does George come to see differently after her mother's death?
5. What is the significance of Saint Catherine within the narrative?
6. Discuss an instance when Smith injects humor into a memory George has of her late mother.
7. What clues led George to think that her mother had been put under surveillance prior to her death?
8. What does the shopping cart within the narrative represent in the scene at "the car park" (231)?
9. What had been George's family's New Year's Eve ritual and which members of the family had participated?
10. What does the damage in George's house symbolize?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss how and why Smith instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of How to Be Both.
Essay Topic 2
Choose an object from How to Be Both, such as the snail, the Super 8 video footage, or some other symbolic object placed within the narrative. Discuss the symbol's overall meaning and its connection to broader themes within the text.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of How to Be Both and analyze Smith’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.
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