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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 is Arthur?

2. Who is Arlette?

3. What best describes Alice's life with Aunt Frances and Uncle Billy?

4. What does Mother do to ordinary straw bags, as described in Part One?

5. What best describes Mother's life in the Mother-Arlette section of Part One?

Short Essay Questions

1. Was Father a happy man?

2. What kind of a person is Arlette?

3. Why do you think Mother makes such extravagant gifts for her family at Christmas?

4. How does Alice compare Walter and Father?

5. Why do you think Alice and her mother have the same name?

6. What is Walter like?

7. Describe Walter's departure.

8. Who are the primary influences in Alice's life when she is 15?

9. Why do Aunt Frances and Arlette take charge of unpacking Mother's things?

10. Describe Alice's friendship with Arthur.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What motivates the greed, if you think they are greedy, of the following characters in the story: Uncle Billy, Alice, Mother, Aunt Frances?

Essay Topic 2

Many characters in the story struggle to be treated with dignity and respect and to treat themselves with self-respect. Answer the following questions with that fact in mind.

1) Which characters in the novel does Alice treat with the greatest and least amount of respect?

2) Which characters in the novel have the most and least self-respect?

3) What factors seem to indicate whether a character is treated with respect or not? Consider things like age, money, treatment of others, etc.

Essay Topic 3

To what degree is Alice's life, personality and destiny shaped by her parents? Analyze the effects of nature, nurture, being a victim, and making choices in Alice's life.

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