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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. Men who order their wives around by command treat them like _______________.

2. What is the person in #55 doing when Lottie and Betty visit?

3. Which of the following does Trudy's husband steal?

4. What is John Carroll's job?

5. What does Charles not allow Lottie to buy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author show that Charles is losing his rational mind?

2. What is Lottie's recurrent romantic fantasy and how does her real life differ from the dream?

3. According to Lottie, why is a man's name for his wife an indicator of her value to him?

4. What does Lottie do when Charles does nothing when a boy is killed at the mill?

5. Describe Trudy's behavior when Lottie and Betty visit her home to welcome her to the community.

6. Describe how Charles and Lottie are so different from each other.

7. How does Lottie intervene in Sade's marriage regarding her cheating husband?

8. What illness does Betty contract as a child and what is the cause of it?

9. What is the premise of A CURE FOR DREAMS?

10. Why does friction develop between Charles and Lottie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Love is an important theme in A CURE FOR DREAMS. Can you cite an example to support this theme? Name two other themes and cite examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one instance of irony in the book. Cite at least two other examples you can identify in the novel and note why they are examples of irony.

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Betty. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Betty?

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