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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 does Krissy privately call the women in town of her age?

2. Why does Jace write to Krissy in the first place?

3. In Chapter Nineteen, where does Jace work?

4. How many children does Jodie have?

5. Where is Margot on her way when Linda calls her to tell her she might have a lead on someone who knows Jace?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Krissy feel when the women from Wakarusa bring food to her house?

2. In Chapter Twenty-Four, what does Margot find hidden in Luke's desk that she thinks is very suspicious?

3. What does Margot repeatedly say to Luke when she is trying to get him to remember who she is?

4. What does Peter say to Margot in Chapter Twenty-Three that makes her really angry?

5. What does Eli tell Margot that helps her find Jace?

6. What happens to Krissy after the Sandy Watters interview?

7. Who does Krissy reconnect with in Part IV from her past and how does this reconnection change her life?

8. In Chapter Twenty-Five, why does Krissy cut Dave out of hers and Billy's lives?

9. What does Pete tell Margot about Jace Jacobs before she goes to interview him?

10. What is something Margot notices Luke doing as his dementia progresses?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why and how does Krissy feel like her early pregnancy has trapped her in Wakarusa and stolen her life's dreams? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Flowers describe Margot's feelings about reporting - her job - throughout the novel? How does reporting become a part of Margot's self-identity? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How do Krissy's secrets throughout the novel affect the course of the plot? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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