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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 gets Ruth teased regularly?

2. Who walks on two canes?

3. Ruth has nightmares of ______________.

4. Whom does Theresa enjoy having to herself all day?

5. How old is Ruth in April 1920?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ruth remember about the night she hid under the bed at the cabin?

2. What does Clement convince Theresa to invest in?

3. What is Ruth's behavior toward Hilda?

4. Why can't Amanda face returning to the island?

5. What happens at the hospital when Carl and Ruth go to see Amanda?

6. Compare Ruth's popularity at school to Imogene's.

7. What causes a doctor to recommend that Amanda should go to St. Michael's?

8. Discuss the role of religion in Part 1, Chapter 5.

9. Discuss Ruth's thoughts of her mother while at the island with her friends?

10. What happens on a hot July day in Part 2, Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the relationship between Arthur and Imogene with that of Arthur and Ruth.

Essay Topic 2

There are many flashbacks throughout the novel involving the drowning of Mathilda. Discuss the role that flashbacks have on the story and how they are used.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of dialogue in the novel and the effects it has on the story as well as the relationship that readers have with characters.

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