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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 does Matt say he likes about being "married"?
2. What does Lizabeth notice in the neighbor's crab apple tree?
3. What time does Lizabeth awaken after the morning after her argument with Matt?
4. What does Lizabeth do when she thinks that the entire neighborhood considers her to be a loose woman?
5. How long is the taxi ride in Chapter 8?
Short Essay Questions
1. On the way home from Richard Hastings' house, what does Lizabeth tell Matt that surprises him, and how does she go about telling him?
2. In the Epilogue, what does Matt do to complete Lizabeth's happiness?
3. 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?
4. At the barbecue, Ferguson steals the ham and runs off. Describe what happens next.
5. 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?
6. When Lizabeth and Matt finally get home from their jog at 2 a.m., they find Elsie and the boys in the front yard. Describe their time with Paul. What was the end result?
7. What does Matt do to distract Jason and Billy from their worries in Chapter 9?
8. After arguing the night before, Lizabeth finds herself alone in the morning and much of the rest of the day. What does Matt say that expresses the confusion he is feeling about their relationship when they finally do meet up?
9. What makes "Smitten" a typical romance novel?
10. Lizabeth comes to terms with the fact that she was wrong about Matt and his profession. What is this revelation, and how does it change her opinion about him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
What is the setting of "Smitten"? Does this setting seem important to the storyline and mood, or do you think the story would be similar no matter where it was set? Why?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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