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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is on Rose's bedside nightstand besides the pill bottle in Chapter 3?
(a) A stack of novels.
(b) A glass of warm water.
(c) A framed picture of Luke.
(d) A box of tissues.

2. How does Rose describe the sound of not being a mother after Luke leaves their apartment in Chapter 3?
(a) Antinoise.
(b) Blissful joy.
(c) Depressing.
(d) Crushing silence.

3. What do Rose and Luke agree on after Rose decides to have a baby in Chapter 7?
(a) They will split the duties 50/50.
(b) Rose will stay home with Addie until she turns 5 years old.
(c) Luke will do more of the child rearing so Rose can focus on her career.
(d) Luke will work part-time to be home more with Addie.

4. In Chapter 3, what stereotypical woman do Luke's parents wished he had married instead of Rose?
(a) Someone traditional who would focus all her attention on motherhood.
(b) Someone adventurous.
(c) Someone artistic like Luke.
(d) Someone who would stay at home and homeschool their future child.

5. At the very beginning of the novel, what does Rose call Addie when she is holding her after she is born?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Angelic.
(c) Tiny.
(d) Delicate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Luke think Rose is doing when she is on vacation with Thomas in Chapter 20?

2. What is NOT in The Order of Things as told by Rose's mother in Chapter 10?

3. What is the name of Thomas's cat in Chapter 17?

4. Where are Luke and Rose when Rose says she will never come around about having a child in Chapter 6?

5. What does Thomas make for Rose in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jill react when Rose tells her she is pregnant?

2. In Life 3, what does Addie represent in Luke and Rose’s family and marriage?

3. In Barcelona, what do Rose and Frankie discuss at the restaurant?

4. How does Rose’s mother react after Rose confesses that her that she and Luke are having problems in their marriage?

5. What happens in the second retelling of the prenatal vitamin pill fight between Luke and Rose? How is it different from the first account?

6. What is the significance of Devonne’s character in the novel? To whom does he introduce Rose in Life 1?

7. Why does Rose run out of the restaurant when out to dinner with Luke and his parents?

8. In Chapter 5, after Luke has walked out on Rose, why does he call Rose? What news does he relay?

9. What does Rose’s mother tell 16-year-old Rose after she is late for curfew?

10. How is Rose described in Luke’s favorite photograph of her? Why is it his favorite?

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