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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 Dave offer to sell Patrick?

2. What is Dave's nickname for Megan?

3. What does Megan intend to have a passel of when she settles down?

4. Who owns the house Patrick is living in?

5. Who does Patrick begin to doubt he would trust to care for Timmy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't Lenny know about Tilly's pregnancy?

2. What does Megan admit to looking at the night of her first date with Patrick?

3. What has Megan felt a compulsion to do since she was a child?

4. How does Megan wake Patrick up when she realizes he is late for work?

5. How does Megan react to "The Bridges of Madison County"?

6. What assumption do Patrick and Megan's families make about their relationship?

7. Why does Patrick dismiss any possibility of living with Megan before marriage?

8. Though she has been engaged twice before, in Chapter 6 what does Megan note she has never done before?

9. What does Megan think Patrick's house would be a perfect setting for?

10. Why does Patrick put the animated film on the TV first?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the conclusion of the novel "Thanksgiving". How did you react to the ending? Is it predictable? Surprising?

Essay Topic 2

The novel "Thanksgiving" is an example of a romance novel. Discuss the characteristics of the romance novel and why "Thanksgiving" is an example of this genre.

Essay Topic 3

Thanksgiving is not only the title of the book, but a central event in the novel as well. Discuss the holiday and traditions associated with Thanksgiving, and how the holiday is used to further the plot in the novel "Thanksgiving".

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