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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. Betty learns a lot from Trudy regarding marriage and __________________.

2. What news arrives from Kentucky regarding Lottie's mother, Bridget?

3. Where does Betty deliver her baby?

4. What does Lottie tell Betty to do to help Trudy?

5. What do women in the community often ask Lottie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the trip to Ireland for Lottie and why does she bring Bridget back to Kentucky?

2. Why is Lottie apprehensive about Betty's getting married?

3. What does Herman's enthusiasm for going to war show about him?

4. Who is Herman Randolph and what is his relationship to Betty?

5. Describe Betty's life after she moves to Richmond.

6. What are Betty's plans for delivering her baby and what objection does she encounter?

7. Why does Betty think that her mother will never move from Milk Farm Road?

8. Who are the Dionne quintuplets?

9. Why does Lottie take a trip back to Ireland with her mother, Bridget?

10. What is the W.P.A. and what is its purpose?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of disappointment. Identify at least two characters who either embody or experience disappointment; then cite an example to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of women in the South in the 20th century when the women in the novel are living their lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have?

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