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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. Who enters the room and makes a mistake about the relationship between the ladies?

2. Patsy uses an old derogatory phrase to refer to Julia's what?

3. Merit's husband is a what?

4. One like Faith has told was about a time when Faith's father helped care for whom?

5. The argument over the book club is the first time Merit's husband has done what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What secrets is Faith hiding from the others?

2. How do you think that Merit should handle Eric's abuse?

3. Why do you think that Eric beats Merit?

4. Kari's baby, Julia, is biracial. How does that affect Kari and those around her?

5. Why does Patsy cover for Faith, when Faith is almost caught in a lie and what is the resulting conversation between Patsy and Faith?

6. Do the women in the story appear to be close, in the prologue?

7. When Faith is nearly caught in a lie, Patsy covers for her. Do you think it was right for Patsy to cover for Faith?

8. How is Kari conflicted about being a mother?

9. When a woman they don't like comes over, Faith, Audrey and Slip flash the woman. How do you feel about the flashing incident?

10. Describe what the five friends are doing, as the book opens.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kari takes some heat when she adopts Julia because Julia is of mixed race. Using at least three hundred words, describe your thoughts about Julia's race and about race in general. For example, do you feel that any race is inferior to any other race? Why or why not? Also, how would you handle the harassment from others, if you were Julia or Kari?

Essay Topic 2

Fred and Slip are on opposite sides of the war issue, even though they are brother and sister. Fred enlists and Slip goes to anti-war rallies. Which one of them do you side with, as far as war goes, and why? Use several examples from both the book and real life wars to back up your answer.

Essay Topic 3

At a few points in the book, Audrey seems to have psychic visions.

Part 1. List at least three examples of Audrey's supposed psychic powers.

Part 2. Do you believe in psychic abilities? Why or why not?

Part 3. What would you do if you had psychic powers like Audrey's?

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