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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. Which friend of her brother's does Sloane date in high school?
2. In the first section of Part IV that focuses on Maggie, what is one significant item Maggie has saved that she thinks may prove the truth of her and Aaron Knodel's relationship?
3. In the first section of Part III focusing on Lina, why does Lina start to hate both her therapist and her husband?
4. In the first section of Part III focusing on Maggie, how does Maggie refer to the call from Aaron Knodel in which he breaks off their relationship?
5. How did Sloane's mother's mother die?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Lina think is one of the main things that is wrong with the way her parents treat her and her siblings?
2. What does Sloane's mother take her to the doctor for when Sloane is about 10 years old?
3. Who are some of the state's witnesses that the prosecutor calls in support of Maggie during Aaron Knodel's trial?
4. Shortly after her car accident, what identity does Sloane decide to adopt, and how does she achieve it?
5. How does losing her virginity make Sloane see her own parents' relationship in a new way?
6. What is a particularly difficult detail for Maggie to tell her parents about her affair with Aaron Knodel?
7. What kinds of health problems does Lina struggle with?
8. When does Sloane begin to feel that her brother Gabe is disgusted by her for some reason that she can not understand?
9. Where had Mark Wilkens worked for most of his career, and what happened as he neared retirement age?
10. What tragic event happens in Maggie Wilkens' family about six months after she tells her parents about her affair with Aaron Knodel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Taddeo writes that some of her mother's dying advice to her is to never let other people see that she is happy - especially other women. Write an essay analyzing how Taddeo's mother's advice seems to relate to the lives of each of the three women her book focuses on - Maggie, Lina, and Sloane.
Essay Topic 2
As Lina's relationship with Aidan continues and she more formally separates from her husband, Ed, how do Lina's feelings about how Aidan treats her - as if she is expendable - evolve? Is Lina likely to ever break things off with Aidan? Why or why not? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to support them.
Essay Topic 3
What is Lina's impression of how the women in her discussion group view her after she reveals the circumstances and details of her affair with Aiden to them? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your conclusions.
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