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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. Which holiday is approaching?

2. Which of the women had been propositioned at one time or other by Him?

3. Where does Viv take any further classes?

4. Which of the following is not one of the babies at the photo session?

5. What are the women waiting for outside?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Viv reconcile leaving school and getting married?

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3. What is Canoe's latest initiative for the women?

4. What is the setting of this section?

5. What does Louise share about Him trying to escape from the Center?

6. How did Viv sell herself out by giving in to societal norms?

7. Why is Viv's "beginning of the end" most significant for all the women?

8. What is the main entertainment at the birthday party?

9. How does Louise's photo shoot come to an end?

10. What do the women mean about the beginning of the end?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the symbolism of the goose eggs. How do they relate to Megan's recent suicide? How do they relate to Barbara's ambivalence as a mother? Are there any other significant meanings that the eggs add to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Esther is clearly different from all the other women in the group. Describe Esther's role in the story and why the author chose to insert her character, even if for just a short while, in the novel. What can the other women learn from Esther? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Develop a character study of Him. What are his physical characteristics? What emotional hold does he hold over all the women? What does he signify in the women's lives?

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