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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. In Chapter 15, what does Rose's mother suggest is wrong with Rose when she discovers Rose vomiting in their cottage bathroom toilet?

2. When Rose reaches out to soothe Luke's anger in Chapter 6, Life 2, what grows between them?

3. In Chapter 6, Life 2, what word makes Rose flinch during the pill bottle fight?

4. In Chapter 4, what reason does Luke give that would make it easier to raise a child?

5. In Chapter 18, what is Mai's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why and when does Rose go to Barcelona in Life 2?

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

3. How can Rose’s relationship with 4-year-old Addie be described? What is the significance of her making gnocchi with her daughter?

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

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

6. What happens after Rose discovers she has made tenure at her university? How does Luke react?

7. How is Luke described during Rose’s photoshoot in Part 1?

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

9. How does Rose describe her relationship with Frankie and what is the significance of it?

10. How is Jill described when readers first meet her? Why does she come over to deliver gifts around Christmas time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses the characters and their behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of betrayal. How does Luke betray Rose? Why does Luke think Rose will "come around" to the idea of motherhood?

Essay Topic 2

Choice, or the lack thereof, is a common theme in the novel. Analyze the outcomes of Rose's own choices and her reasoning for them. How do her choices illustrate her identity? How do they dissolve her sense of identity?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay examining the end of the novel. How does Rose become at peace with herself?

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