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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 does Rose describe childbirth in Chapter 29?

2. What do Rose and Thomas's daughter, Addie, do together in Chapter 37, Lives 1, 2, 7, & 8?

3. In Chapter 38, what type of cake does Addie have at her middle school graduation party?

4. In Chapter 28, what is the name of Rose's mother's nurse?

5. What does Rose catch a glimpse of before sex in Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Luke and Rose have “The Sex,” what does Luke suggest they do if their attempts to make a baby fail? How does Rose respond?

2. How would you describe the moment Rose realizes Luke is “evaluating” her behavior as a mother? Where are Luke and Rose?

3. When Addie finally returns Rose's messages at the end of Chapter 36, what does Rose tell her daughter?

4. In Life 8, Rose describes how her sex life with Luke “is going to end [her]” (251). What do you think Rose means by this statement?

5. What is Luke doing when Rose wants to finally ask him for a divorce in Chapter 31?

6. How does Rose describe her love for Luke when they are on their honeymoon?

7. How is Rose’s mother different from Rose? How does her mother respond after Rose says that they are two very different people?

8. In the final pill bottle fight, what version does Rose reimagine?

9. What reason does Rose’s colleague and friend, Brandy, give for scheduling weekly sex with her partner?

10. What other reason besides the fact that she loves Thomas does Rose give for her wanting to get out of her marriage with Luke?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay defining and analyzing the term "mother" as described through Rose's eyes. How does Rose's relationship with her own mother define what motherhood means to her?

Essay Topic 2

People have varying opinions about Rose having a baby or not. Select three characters and explain their reactions to Rose's decision to both have and not have a baby. Explain what their reactions reveal about each character.

Essay Topic 3

Rose has many reliable, female friendships and relationships in the novel. Select one relationship Rose has with another woman and explain its significant in relation to one of the novel's themes of motherhood, love, loss, betrayal, choice, or sexuality.

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