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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 Will confess to Tess when they are in the bathroom in Autumn?

2. What is the meal called that all staff partake in before opening?

3. What is Mrs. Pound's nickname?

4. Which degree did Tess graduate from college with?

5. What gift does Jake put in Tess' locker in Autumn?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tess refer to Jake as Sweaty-Boy?

2. What is the Excellence Reflex?

3. Why does Jake say he may have to protect Tess from Simone?

4. What does Sasha tell Tess, in Summer, that Jake would do to her?

5. Why is Tess turned away when she tries to enter New York?

6. What does Tess notice about Jake and Simone?

7. Why does the staff need to understand the ways of the rich?

8. What does Tess mean when she says she feels like she could die around Simone?

9. How does Simone define abundance to Tess?

10. Quotations from which two writer's are in the epigraph?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain what Thanatos means and why Howard would choose to share this story with Tess when he does. Include how Tess processes the theory and how the death drive relates to Tess' life.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the poem of restaurant staff conversations on pages 98-100. Explain why the last line is particularly poignant in regards to Tess' life. What fear is she trying to overcome?

Essay Topic 3

Tess says a lot about Simone could be explained by the fact that she lived in Europe. How is the author showing that Simone has cultivated a personality for herself based on European standards?

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