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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. In Chapter 3, for how long does Graham say he and Annie have been married?
2. In Chapter 3 Annie remembers a painful insult from her sister, Audrey. What was most painful about what Audrey said?
3. Why are Graham and Annie worried about Karen?
4. What are the two levels on which Annie feels she is living in Chapter 8?
5. When Annie walks in the house at the end of Chapter 6, how does the narrator describe the look on her face?
Short Essay Questions
1. At the beginning of Chapter 3, what is Graham remembering and why?
2. What does Annie notice at the beginning of Chapter 7 about Graham?
3. What advice does John Norris give Graham over their lunch date?
4. What is Annie's reaction to Danielle's vote of confidence regarding her upcoming solo show?
5. What leads to Graham's affair with Rosemary?
6. Why does Annie feel shame when she thinks about her previous marriage?
7. How does the talk go between Graham and Rosemary?
8. What does Annie realize, towards the end of this section of the book, is changing regarding her relationship to her children?
9. Why does Annie know right away that something is wrong, when she wakes up at the beginning of Chapter 8?
10. Why is Annie surprised by Sarah's behavior at Annie and Graham's home?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Both Annie and Frieda long for beauty and loveliness in life. How do they each describe this beauty or loveliness? How have they both found it, at various times in their lives? How have they also both lost it? What struggles have they gone through to keep it?
Essay Topic 2
Both Sarah and Lucas harbor ill feelings and/or resentment towards their mothers. Why do they feel this way? Should the mothers be blamed for how their children feel? Why or why not? Could these relationships be healed? If so, how? If not, why not?
Essay Topic 3
Both Sarah and Lucas feel that they are unable to grieve because they must be strong for their mothers. Why do they feel they must be strong? How does this behavior reflect their relationships with their mothers? How does it also reinforce their feelings towards their mothers?
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