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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. Where will Adam and his daughter be living?
2. What is Adam's relationship with his former girlfriend?
3. How does Adam react when Claire tells him she is going back to James?
4. What does Claire wonder about her relationship with James if she were to go back to him?
5. Who does Claire talk to on the phone before leaving the house?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Adam share about his ex-girlfriend and daughter?
2. What does Claire learn about James' true feelings for her from James' business partner, George?
3. Where is Claire preparing to go in Chapter 21?
4. How does Claire shock her mother in Chapter 23?
5. How does James undermine Claire's decision to return to him?
6. Why does Claire want to talk to Adam before she returns to London?
7. What living arrangements and custody agreement do Claire and James agree to?
8. Why does Helen break out in laughter when she sees Claire and Adam together?
9. What is the nature of Claire and Adam's relationship as the novel ends?
10. How does James try to make Claire jealous?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Project into the future ten years after the end of the novel and write a brief synopsis for Claire's life. Will Adam still be such a powerful presence in her life? What kind of child is Kate? What role does James play in Claire and Kate's lives? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of disappointment. Identify at least two characters that either embody or experience disappointment then cite an example to support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
Loss is an important theme in WATERMELON. Can you cite an example to support this theme? Name two other themes and cite examples to support your answer.
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