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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 is the name of Denise's friend's father with whom she has an affair?

2. Who does Chip call at the airport?

3. What does Don say Ed is learning at Little Rock?

4. What does Gary fix for Alfred?

5. What does Alfred call his illness?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Denise become attracted to Robin?

2. How does Dr. Hibbard help Enid?

3. What do Enid and the others talk about at the breakfast table?

4. What does Denise find out about Alfred in this section?

5. Why does Denise agree with Robin that they should stop seeing each other?

6. How does the ship's doctor help Enid in this section?

7. What does Denise tell Chip in her emails?

8. What does this section express about Gary's relationship with his father?

9. How does Chip get from Vilnius to St. Jude?

10. Describe Chip's website.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Chip splitting from his girlfriend at the beginning of the book affect him? What does the way he reacted to the break up say about his feelings for her?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 3

In what way are many of the relationships depicted in the novel considered unhealthy? What constitutes a healthy relationship?

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