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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. From what condition did Matt's father suffer?
2. What awakens Lizabeth the morning after her argument with Matt?
3. What is the name of the glass company that has come to Lizabeth's house?
4. What does Lizabeth notice in the neighbor's crab apple tree?
5. What does Matt buy for Lizabeth that she says she can't accept?
Short Essay Questions
1. The reader learns more about Matt's childhood in Chapter 9 than throughout the rest of the book. Was his childhood happy? What happened to his mother? Describe his childhood relationship with his father.
2. As Lizabeth spends most of the barbecue trying to identify the flasher, one man in particular catches her eye. What does she do to try to find out if he is the flasher, and what is the result?
3. What are the preconceptions Lizabeth has about Matt as a role model for her children that give her pause? Why do you think she is so concerned with those preconceptions?
4. Matt buys a new bed for Lizabeth, inciting another angry outburst from her. What does the new bed represent to Lizabeth?
5. What was Paul's ulterior motive for wanting to take the kids on a vacation?
6. How does the flasher make up for his actions after losing his temper at being ignored by Matt and Lizabeth? Describe his appearance when he makes arrangements.
7. What does Lizabeth do to keep busy when she finds herself bored in her self-imposed prison, and what does Matt do when she does?
8. Matt's strained relationship with his father is a source of aggravation for him. Though he doesn't tell Lizabeth the entire story, what happens in Chapter 7 to further bolster that explanation?
9. How does Richard Hastings find out about Lizabeth, and why does he choose to flash her?
10. What does Lizabeth tell her neighbors to explain why she has a naked man in her house?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Since she was 5, Lizabeth's dream was to be a fairy. She held onto that dream through adulthood, even though she was well aware that fairies don't exist. What does a fairy symbolize to Lizabeth as a child? What does it symbolize as an adult? What does the fact that she has held onto this dream tell you about Lizabeth and her personality?
Essay Topic 3
Matt is jealous of Lizabeth's family. It is what he has always wanted. What importance do you think this has in Matt's developing a romantic relationship with Lizabeth? Before the reader is told about Matt's past, what did the importance of Lizabeth's sons and aunt lead the reader to believe about Matt's childhood?
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