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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 actually carved into the window seat window at Villa Aestas?

2. What is Pierce's last name?

3. What is Mari's hit novel called?

4. What does Chess tell Emily about receiving the good things the universe has to offer?

5. What is the name of the house in Lilith Rising?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first line of what Mari thinks might be a promising beginning to her novel?

2. What is one particularly stressful thing Matt has demanded as part of the divorce?

3. How do Emily and Chess know each other?

4. Why is Mari estranged from her father William?

5. What kinds of stories does Emily write?

6. In Part II, what do Matt's first texts to Emily say?

7. What does Mari think about Noel when she first meets him?

8. Who is Johnnie?

9. Why do Emily and Matt break up?

10. Why does Emily sometimes feel sheepish around Chess now that they are in young adulthood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What connections does Hawkins draw between creativity, brilliance, and volatility? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What parallels and connections does Hawkins draw between Mari's and Lara's relationship and rivalry and the same characteristics and dynamics of Emily's and Chess's relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Hawkins suggest it is more difficult for Mari to pursue her creative work than it seems to be for Pierce to do the same with his? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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