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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 motto of The Feel Better Store at the mall in Mapleton?

2. What is Ouch's real name?

3. Where has Aimee taken a job in Part Four?

4. Who is Eggy's departed fiancee and a former Kennedy School grad student?

5. What does the coffee mug say that Aimee gives to Kevin for Christmas in Part Three?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Christmas morning described at the Garvey household in Part Three?

2. How is the setting of Outpost 17 described? Who lives there when Meg and Laurie arrive?

3. What does Christine come to symbolize for Tom in Part Three?

4. What discovery do Meg and Laurie make regarding their roommates in Part Four? How do they respond?

5. How does Gary respond to Meg’s visit on Christmas Day in Part Three?

6. What exchange takes place between Kevin and Laurie Garvey on Christmas Day?

7. What is Tom Garvey’s central conflict in Part Four?

8. What led Kevin Garvey to run for public office? Has he achieved his objectives in his position?

9. What does Jason Falzone symbolize for the Watchers?

10. What causes Kevin to break down crying during Valentine’s Day dinner? How does Nora respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss The Leftovers as a metaphor for our contemporary world. What event in recent history might be compared with the “Sudden Departure” in the novel? What statements do you think the author is making about our society and communities in the wake of loss?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of cults and exploitation in The Leftovers. What are the different cults that are highlighted in the narrative? What are the beliefs of each of these groups? How do these cults exploit their members?

Essay Topic 3

What was Jill Garvey’s experience in the Sudden Departure? Who did she lose? How did the experience affect her? How does Jill come to terms with her experience?

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