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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. For how long does Angelina say she has been friends with Patty in Chapter 5, "Mississippi Mary"?
2. Who does Angelina say Patty Nicely is now seeing in Chapter 5, "Mississippi Mary"?
3. What does Pete offer to give Vicky in the end of Chapter 6, "Sister"?
4. How long had Mary been married to her first husband when she left him?
5. Who taught Dottie that "a complaining woman was like pushing dirt beneath the fingernails of God" (182)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the circumstances of Lucy's departure in Chapter 6, "Sister"?
2. How does Shelly Small describe Annie Appleby in Chapter 7, "Dottie's Bed and Breakfast"?
3. Why did Dottie keep Charlie Macauley's registration form and what does it symbolize?
4. How would you describe the relationship between Lucy and Pete Barton?
5. What does the reader learn about Charlie Macauley in Chapter 5, "Mississippi Mary"?
6. What story from a Reader's Digest publication had an emotional impact on Dottie Blaine?
7. What does the rug symbolize in Chapter 6, "Sister"?
8. How is Annie Appleby described as a child in Chapter 8, "Snow-Blind"?
9. Describe the narrative style in Chapter 6, "Sister."
10. What is remarked about the Pretty Nicely Girls in Chapter 5, "Mississippi Mary"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the character of Patty Nicely in "Windmills." How old is Patty? What information is the reader given about Patty's past? What has led to Patty's aversion to sex?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the importance of setting in Anything Is Possible. What different settings are presented in the different stories? How would you compare each of these settings? Why is setting an important component of the novel as a whole?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the character of Lila Lane in "Windmills." What are the motivations of this character? Who are her relatives and what can be discerned of her relationships within her family? What actions does Lila take in the story?
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