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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. Lizzie finds out in Chapter One that she has osteoarthritis in which part of her body?

2. Lizzie notices that spikes have been installed at the top of the the playground fence to keep out what creatures?

3. Lizzie annually reads the diaries of which writer as her own birthday approaches?

4. Henry gets a job working for what kind of company in Chapter One?

5. Lizzie wonders if Henry's new bride and coming baby will help her stop dreaming about Henry showing up and asking her what question?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the demographics of Eli's school and how Lizzie feels about them.

2. What act of altruism does Lizzie fondly remember from the night she gave birth to Eli?

3. What time of year is it by the time Chapter One comes to a close?

4. Discuss an instance when the motif of dreams enters the narrative of Chapter Two.

5. What new development occurs in Henry's life in Chapter One?

6. What is "looping," (43) according to Lizzie?

7. Who is Sylvia?

8. What is the significance of the scene in which Eli and Lizzie gaze at the moon together in Chapter One?

9. In what location does the narrative of Weather: A Novel take place?

10. What does the moth from Madagascar symbolize and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role of family within the text Weather: A Novel. What types of family relationships are represented and how does Offill use their variety to inform many of the work's themes?

Essay Topic 2

What message does Offill send within the pages of Weather: A Novel concerning the link between climate change and the end of humanity?

Essay Topic 3

How are the topics of romantic relationships, love, and sex treated within the novel Weather: A Novel and how does their treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

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