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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. When Mountain leaves prison, who is given the nightly control?

2. Where did one of the boys who raped Addie move to?

3. What kind of business does Addie own?

4. What is Jay's occupation?

5. What sport did Jack used to coach for a girls' school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Jack sees a plate of uneaten food in the diner one night?

2. What does Gillian do when she visits her father's workplace?

3. How did Addie get pregnant with Chloe?

4. Why did Jack take Catherine to get some birth control pills?

5. How does Aldo learn that Jack is very smart?

6. Why is Addie's father arrested at the beginning of the book?

7. What does Jack do at the police station when he first comes to town?

8. What does Meg do after she gets home from the Wiccan festival?

9. How does Addie find out about Jack's conviction?

10. What do Gillian and her friends do when Stuart gets sick, and why is this so surprising?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why was the game show of Jeopardy such an important symbol in this book, and how did it change the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Sexuality is a theme presented in a number of places in this plot, and is manifested in a number of different ways. Choose a few of these instances and compare and contrast them. How are they different in their manifestations of this sensitive theme?

Essay Topic 3

Jack is an incredibly patient man. What are some examples of this trait, and how does this affect his life and his choices?

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