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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 took Daisy and her sister in when their parents died?

2. What is the title of the story in Chapter 21?

3. What is Cora's last name?

4. What is Emily trying to do in her story?

5. What did Mr. Murphy give Daisy and her sisters?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the title of the story, "The Liberation", tie in with Polly's story?

2. What does Ella fear and how does she show it?

3. What do Polly's actions after she learns that her fiance has died represent?

4. What emotions do Daisy and her sister feel at the zoo?

5. How does Mrs. Ramsey's story represent the difference between the old and the new?

6. How is anonymity a theme in "The Philosophy Lesson"?

7. What is the community reaction to Emily getting the evangelists kicked out of town, and why?

8. Compare Emily to Lottie.

9. How are Daisy and her sister able to find humor in unpleasantness?

10. Why does Judy think that her happiest day was the day in the mountains?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does Stafford apply to psychological horror? Choose at least 3 characters to discuss.

Essay Topic 2

What is true happiness and contentment for some of the characters in Stafford's stories?

Essay Topic 3

How is conforming to meet society's standards a theme throughout the stories in this book?

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