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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 much money is Lynette’s second client’s payment short?

2. What is the name of the hotel’s bar?

3. To what temperature does Lynette turn up her thermostat?

4. What superhero is on Kenny’s T-shirt, lamp, and night-lights?

5. Where does Lynette’s first client recommend she go for help with investing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lynette’s father pay for his crew of workers?

2. What are Lynette’s conditions for Kenny when she leaves him alone while she goes to work?

3. What does Lynette’s first client say his upbringing was like?

4. How does Lynette get the money for the swimming lessons?

5. How does Doreen describe her experience when Lynette ran away from home and returned?

6. What is Lynette’s first client’s relationship with his children like?

7. What is Kenny and Lynette’s mother’s physical description?

8. What is Shirley’s physical appearance like?

9. Why does Lynette want to keep the house?

10. Why does Lynette’s first sex client say he sees her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lynette’s encounter with Rodney is another moment of danger for Lynette. Like Kansas, Rodney, too, backs out of the arrangement to which he initially agreed with Lynette and demands what she gives him for free. Write an essay analyzing the character of Rodney and his role in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

In addition to working two low-wage jobs, Lynette has taken to sex work to help her save the money she needs to buy the house. Lynette’s first client treats her well but refuses to continue seeing her after she reveals personal information to him. Write an essay about the relationship between Lynette and her first client.

Essay Topic 3

One of the more tender and touching moments in the novel is when Lynette remembers her grandfather who took care of her when she was a little girl. Though Lynette suffers from an absent father, she did have one positive paternal influence in her life in the form of her grandfather. Write an essay about the relationship between Lynette and her grandfather.

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