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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. What do Sophie and Robin do when they are alone at her house after school?

2. Who does Robin say that Sophie looks like as she is playing the arcade game?

3. How do the other students react to the news that Sophie and Robin are dating?

4. When did Robin begin dating his new girlfriend?

5. What does Sophie say about the drawings that Robin shows her from his first art class?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sophie's ex-boyfriend Dylan think that the relationship between Robin and Sophie is a joke?

2. Why does Robin say that he has turned Sophie into more of an outcast than an outlaw?

3. What is Robin's reaction when he hears that Sophie is taking a bath when he calls?

4. How do Robin and Sophie begin dating?

5. Why does Robin say that he never asks Sophie to do anything physical, beyond just kissing?

6. Why does Robin start to think about Sophie as he is drawing the naked model?

7. Why does Robin say that he feels like he has "won the lottery?"

8. Why are Rachel and Grace so against Sophie dating Robin?

9. Why does Robin have such a deep relationship with classic rock and roll music?

10. What does Sophie say to Rachel and Grace when they corner her in the bathroom and tell her to break up with Robin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Robin experiences what he believes to be his "first love" in Sophie. He is infatuated with her beauty and also drawn to her love for art and determination. Do you think that Robin is truly in love with Sophie? Or does he simply think he is in love because Sophie is the first girl he has ever dated? Explain why you believe Robin is truly in love, or not.

Essay Topic 2

Tessa is a more mature young woman that Robin meets at his college art class. She shares a lot of Robin's interests, such as classic rock and roll and art, but he is not immediately attracted to her. It is much later that Robin discovers that he finds Tessa to be very beautiful. Compare and contrast the characters of Sophie and Tessa. Why is Robin attracted to each one and why does he ultimately decide to stay with Sophie?

Essay Topic 3

The painting of two lovers by Renoir that hangs in the art museum is a favorite of both Robin and Sophie. They meet at the painting over Christmas break and it is the place where the book ends. How is the painting representative of the relationship between Robin and Sophie? Discuss important moments in the text when the painting appears and plays a role. Why was this particular painting chosen by the author?

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