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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. While Yao is sedated and dreaming, who tells him to wake up?

2. What do Ben and Jessica offer Masha in Chapter 50?

3. In Chapter 67, Masha becomes angry when she sees a guest wearing what object?

4. Why does Masha become angry when she encounters the guests in Chapter 73?

5. After Tony injures himself in Chapter 57, what happens to Frances?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plans had Masha had for herself following the success of her new protocol?

2. How has Napoleon changed following the psychedelic therapy?

3. What does Frances experience during the psychedelic therapy? What does she learn about herself?

4. How do the guests react to Masha drugging them?

5. What does Carmel tell Frances about her life before children in Chapter 60?

6. According to Yao's reflections in Chapter 54, how did undergoing psychedelic therapy help Yao?

7. What does the Marconi family experience during the psychedelic therapy? What does Masha advise Heather?

8. What happens to Ben and Jessica during psychedelic therapy? What news does Jessica share in Chapter 43?

9. What happened to Masha upon moving to Australia? What did she do as a result?

10. According to Tony's discussion with Frances in Chapter 53, what were the results of the tests Tony's doctor ran on him? What effect did they have on Tony?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would you classify this novel? Is it a romance? A thriller? A mystery? All of the above? How does the novel’s classification mirror Frances and her career?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of Ben’s Lamborghini as it pertains to the lives of Ben and Jessica.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel, Nine Perfect Strangers. How does the title reflect the lives of the characters? How does the title reflect the novel’s themes? How does the title’s meaning change over the course of the novel?

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