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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. For what does Karen ask her father on page 195?
2. According to Karen on page 154, what about David has decreased over time?
3. To what does Karen compare the acting exercises the students completed while at CAPA?
4. Who sends Karen a bouquet of flowers on the opening night of Martin's play?
5. What did Karen study following her graduation from CAPA, as she explains on page 136?
Short Essay Questions
1. What information does Karen learn from the article, as revealed on page 165-166?
2. What is the subject matter of the play written by Martin?
3. Who sends Karen flowers on the opening night of Martin's play? What effect does this gift have on her?
4. According to Karen on page 201, how does David feel about Sarah's book? How does Karen herself feel about it? What information does Karen not tell Sarah?
5. As the second section of the novel begins, what does Karen reveal about the first section of the novel?
6. What did Sarah and Karen plan after the English People returned to the UK? How did their mothers react, and what was the result?
7. How does Karen surprise David during auditions for Martin's play? What is the result?
8. Why did Karen return to her hometown? What information does she reveal about her relationship with her mother?
9. What information does Karen reveal about her relationship with Martin when she was a teenager?
10. What happens when Sarah recognizes Karen after the book signing? What thoughts does Karen have that hint at her true character?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of trauma and its aftermath.
Essay Topic 2
Several characters are obsessed with “moments of recognition,” or the moment one is truly seen. Discuss how this idea applies to Sarah, Karen, and Claire as well as what this idea means for the novel as a whole.
Essay Topic 3
What is the role of the arts in the novel? How do the arts impact the novel’s characters, plot, and themes?
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