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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. Who almost has sex with Tammy in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’?

2. Why does the narrator sob on the street in ‘Something That Needs Nothing’?

3. Who has a twin sister named Pauline?

4. Who takes a Chinese class in college in ‘Making Love in 2003’?

5. Who sees Theresa crying in the hallway in ‘It Was Romance’?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Kate?

2. Who is in love with Eleanor in 'I Kiss a Door'?

3. What name does the narrator in 'Something That Needs Nothing' give herself?

4. Who does Pip live with after high school?

5. Who is Steve K?

6. Who is Madeleine L’Engle's husband?

7. Who is Tammy?

8. Who does the narrator sleep with in 'I Kiss a Door'?

9. What is Shy Panther?

10. What is Thunderheart?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the book's depictions of marriage. What is the nature of the marriages depicted in the book, and what do they suggest about the author's ideas/understandings of marriage and how it affects both individual people and couples? Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining the importance of human relationships in the book. What different types of relationships appear throughout the stories, and what do they suggest about the nature of human connection? Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Research about the author of No One Belongs Here More Than You Do and outline connections between the author's life and/or experiences and at least two of the stories in this collection.

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