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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 David say about his father to Law?

2. What does Marnie use to describe her sister's behavior when they were kids?

3. Who has Marnie been in love with for more than seventeen years?

4. What does Marnie fail to understand about Law's interest in David?

5. Who does Marnie vow to protect in light of a possible media scandal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Law give David?

2. How did Sharon die?

3. Why does Law wait for Marnie?

4. What reason did Marnie have for sleeping with the sculptor?

5. Who is David's mother?

6. Whom did Marnie pose nude for?

7. What is wrong with Marnie's mother?

8. What are the results on the blood test Law had done on himself and David?

9. Who shows up at David's soccer game?

10. What do Law and Marnie spend much of the following afternoon doing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Marnie's decision to raise David after Sharon's death say about her character? What kind of a person is Marnie? Why did Marnie take custody of David at such a young age? Did guilt play a role in Marnie's choice? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Why does David tell Law that some of his classmates find Marnie attractive? Why did David hit one of his classmates? Later, David warns Law not to hurt Marnie. How are these two conversations related? What do these conversations say about David's feelings for Marnie?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss character growth. What is character growth? Which character in this novel shows the most growth? List examples of this character's growth. What other characters show growth? How do these characters show growth? Give examples.

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