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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. How does Megan define 'Hmmm'?

2. In Chapter 5, where is Megan stationed for her weekend job?

3. What has been causing Timmy to fuss in Chapter 5?

4. How does Megan get Patrick to wake up?

5. What is Megan's father's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Megan kiss Timmy good-bye?

2. How does Patrick manage to get soaked in the rain shower?

3. What does Megan do on Thanksgiving morning?

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

5. What does Patrick tell Dave is the reason Megan wanted to marry him?

6. Why does Dave challenge Patrick to a competition?

7. What does Patrick give Megan in hopes of relieving her grief over Timmy leaving?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel "Thanksgiving" is written in third-person point of view, from the perspectives of Megan and Patrick. Discuss how this point of view affects the reader's understanding of the characters, as well as their motivations in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

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".

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Dave as Patrick's foil.

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