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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. Who is Nash in Chapter 4?

2. In Chapter 7, why does Naomi yell at Knox?

3. In Chapter 15, why is Naomi suspicious of Knox?

4. In Chapter 13, what is the name of the pizza place?

5. In Chapter 21, why are Sloane and the other librarians celebrating?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is described as a wolf in Chapter 12?

2. In Chapter 20, why does Knox tell Naomi to distract Nash?

3. Why does Knox Morgan avoid getting attached to people?

4. At the end of Chapter 10, what does Knox feel guilty about?

5. Chapter 1 opens with Naomi entering the Cafe Rev to meet whom?

6. In Chapter 8, what does Liza J mention to Naomi?

7. In Chapter 22, who start to fight over who will win Naomi?

8. In Chapter 16, who do Knox, Naomi, and Waylay find when they return to the cottage?

9. What is Knox's last name?

10. In Chapter 6, who tells Naomi that there is a restaurant in town named the Honky Tonk that is looking for a waitress?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters, Nash and Knox have been estranged for numerous years when the novel begins. What are they estranged about? Could this point out a belief on their part that family is not important?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of love and romance in the novel Things We Never Got Over, particularly between Naomi and Knox and Tina and Waylay.

Essay Topic 3

While the book covers all kinds of themes, the author says in the end this book is about family. What does family mean to you?

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