Smitten Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Smitten Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What kind of food does Matt have in his jacket pocket?

2. What happens to Matt's business partner?

3. How many kids are in Matt's family?

4. What happens to Lizabeth when she steps back to admire her work?

5. In what state does Lizabeth live?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Lizabeth is awakened in the middle of the night by pebbles being thrown against her window, what does she imagine it to be?

2. The novel starts with Lizabeth looking for a job at a construction site. What do you think the draw of a job in the construction industry would be to a woman like Lizabeth?

3. Matt's living room is nearly overtaken by a large, shiny, black Harley. Describe the symbolism of the Harley in this novel.

4. Describe Matt's house and the condition it is in when Lizabeth is first brought there.

5. What is Matt's reaction to Lizabeth's forwardness at the construction site in Chapter 1? What does she think his reaction means?

6. Elsie's first impression of Lizabeth's house when she drives up is that Lizabeth still doesn't let reality interfere with her imagination. What is meant by this statement?

7. What happens when Lizabeth thinks she hears the flasher throwing stones against her window the morning after her first sighting of him?

8. Lizabeth is faced with two opportunities to free herself from the normal constraints of her life when she finds herself in Matt's home. Describe one of these opportunities and how it represents freedom from those constraints.

9. How does Matt attempt to keep Lizabeth's mind off of her boys being gone?

10. After a long conversation about the boundaries of their relationship, Lizabeth tells Matt that she is leaving him in charge. What is she leaving him in charge of and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character serves as the protagonist? What about that person makes him/her the protagonist? Is there more than one protagonist? If so, who? Which protagonist is more important to the story line and why? Or are they equally important? If so, why?

Essay Topic 2

Matt is fairly secretive about his past and childhood until the end of the novel. What do you think is the purpose of the author placing character background so far into the story? Why wouldn't she give the reader Matt's background in the beginning?

Essay Topic 3

Tension is important in working a story toward its climax. There is much tension between Lizabeth and Matt, both physical and psychological. Give an example of tension from the novel. Identify the climax of the novel and describe in detail the importance to the climax of the example you selected.

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