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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. How old is Bobo Winthrop?

2. What time does Lily arrive to help Alvah with her spring cleaning on Wednesday morning?

3. Where does the narrator get her hair colored, permed, and cut?

4. What Shakespearean play does Lily mention in Chapter 5?

5. In whose window can the narrator see a light when she steps outside to go for a walk in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lily not tan?

2. Did Lily have a key to the dentist's office when she first started cleaning there?

3. Why does Lily think something is wrong when she arrives at the Yorks' apartment?

4. Why was Lily not able to return to her life after the kidnapping?

5. How was Lily kidnapped?

6. What cleaning jobs does Lily do on Wednesday mornings?

7. Why did Pardon Albee pick up Marie Hofstettler's rent check every month?

8. Describe Lily's backyard.

9. Why does Marie Hofstettler believe she should call the police Tuesday morning?

10. Why did Lily not confide in Claude Friedrich?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the coping skills that Lily has developed to help her deal with the kidnapping and the gang rape. Cite examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss why the story of Alvah's granddaughter's rape is so upsetting to Lily. Cite examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Lily's relationship with Marshall and Lily's relationship with Claude. Cite examples from the book.

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