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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 does G.H. drink in Chapter 11?
2. What memory does Ruth recall in Chapter 14?
3. What does G.H. ask Clay and Amanda for in Chapter 11 besides asking to stay for the night?
4. In Chapter 6, what does Archie want for breakfast that is not available?
5. What does G.H. do for a living?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Ruth notice that she does not like about Clay's and Amanda's presence in the house?
2. Why does Amanda refuse to entertain Rose's entreaties to try to meet up with her friend Hazel?
3. What racist thought does Amanda have about the Washingtons in relation to the vacation house?
4. What does the title "Leave the World Behind" refer to?
5. Why does Clay indulge Rose's request to take many books to the beach?
6. Why do G.H. and Ruth say they did not want to go back into New York City?
7. What does Clay think when G.H. Washington tells him where he lives in New York City?
8. In Chapter 10, what does Amanda tell Clay she wishes she had of his that she does not actually mean?
9. Why does Rose decide not to tell the adults about the deer she sees in Chapter 15?
10. What is Clay's and Amanda's first impression of the Washingtons in Chapter 7?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Towards the end of the novel, as things get worse for Clay, Amanda, and their family, how does Clay begin to reassess who he is as a person, and what conclusions does he reach? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
How do Amanda and Clay choose to handle the unfolding crisis in terms of sharing information with their children Archie and Rose, and why do they choose the path they do? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
What are some of the first indicators that Ruth and Amanda are quite different kinds of women and that they might not see eye to eye? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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