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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. Who in Meg's family did she lose in the Sudden Departure?

2. What does "The Carpe Diem" refer to?

3. What is the name of the neighborhood where Kevin Garvey lives?

4. How old is Jill in Part One?

5. Who is described as "every girl's first choice" in the game of "Get a Room" that Jill and Aimee play?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Wayne Gilchrest? Why has he been arrested in Part One?

2. What are Nora Durst’s objectives in attending the social mixer in Part Two? Does she achieve these objectives?

3. What is Kevin Garvey’s role in Mapleton? Why does he attend the parade in Part One?

4. How would you describe the mood and tone of Mapleton in the beginning of Part One? What event is taking place?

5. How does Tom Garvey come to be the chaperone and caretaker for Christine?

6. What does the act of smoking cigarettes signify in the novel?

7. What game do Aimee and Jill play at Dmitri’s house in Part Two? What is the objective of the game?

8. Where are Laurie’s and Meg’s lodgings in Part Two? How is this setting described?

9. Whom did Nora Durst lose on the day of the Sudden Departure? How has this affected her?

10. How would you describe Jill’s relationship with her father in Part One?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Nora Durst abandon Kevin at the restaurant on Valentine’s Day? What have Kevin and Nora discussed just prior to her leaving? Why did this conversation give Nora grief?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Wayne Gilchrest in the novel. Whom did Wayne lose in the Sudden Departure? What led Wayne to develop the Healing Hug Movement? What charges are brought against Holy Wayne? How does he respond to the charges?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Christine’s response to Holy Wayne’s confession and the birth of her baby. Why does Christine refrain from naming the baby? Who cares for the baby after it is born? Why?

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