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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who calls Claire and wants to see her?
(a) James.
(b) Hudson.
(c) Ray.
(d) Adam.

2. What does the family like best about Claire's meal?
(a) The chocolate mousse.
(b) The tiramisu.
(c) The garlic bread.
(d) The poached salmon.

3. What date is Claire talking about as the novel opens?
(a) May 7.
(b) September 15.
(c) February 15.
(d) June 25.

4. What is Claire frightened of at the Dublin airport?
(a) Rude ticket agents.
(b) Not making her connecting flight.
(c) Terrorist attacks.
(d) That her bags would be stolen.

5. How does Claire feel about Adam at this point?
(a) She likes him.
(b) She doesn't feel anything for him.
(c) She hates him.
(d) She is crazy about him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Claire feel about Adam?

2. Why does James not take Claire's call when she phones at his office?

3. What does Claire's mother think that Claire needs in her life right now?

4. Who does Claire run into while out with the person in #62?

5. Who interrupts Claire and Adam as they are talking?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Claire meet her husband, James?

2. What is The Great Terror?

3. How does the author show Claire's fragile state of mind regarding her marriage?

4. What advice does Claire get from Laura about dating a younger man?

5. Why does Claire feel so guilty after spending the evening with Laura and Adam?

6. How does Claire begin to come out of The Great Terror period in her life?

7. Describe Claire's behavior as she settles into her parents' home.

8. How does Claire meet Adam?

9. What is the significance of the novel's title, WATERMELON?

10. What news does James deliver to Claire in her hospital room?

(see the answer keys)

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