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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. How many boxes does March have of Judith's things to go to the Library Association booth at the Harvest Fair?

2. What road did farms once line in the area where March grew up?

3. Who owns Fox Hill?

4. How does Hank learn of Cooper's death?

5. Who went with March to get birth control pills?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Bill Justice.

2. What decision does Alan make about Hollis after Henry Murray's death?

3. How and why is Alan intent on killing himself?

4. What does March enjoy doing during the summer of her 14th year?

5. What kind of information does Susie know as a reporter for the local newspaper?

6. Why does Gwen decide to play the good girl in Chapter 10? How does she go about it?

7. Where is March's brother, Alan, living upon her return to Jenkinstown?

8. Why has March brought her daughter, Gwen, with her to bury Judith Dale and settle her estate?

9. How is Gwen dressed for the funeral of Judith Dale?

10. Describe the cemetery where Judith is buried.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the changes that you as a reader have felt about Hollis throughout the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the guilt that various characters in "Here on Earth" for not trying to do more for Belinda before her death.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Gwen's getting ill and having to leave the service before it ends. The author makes it clear that Gwen's reaction isn't normal for her. Discuss Gwen's reaction and the foreshadowing as Chapter 4 ends.

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