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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 color has Hank painted Gwen's new room?

2. Who talks to March as if she's a six-year-old in Chapter 20?

3. What is Ed preparing for dinner in Chapter 16?

4. What girl once wore torn sweaters and had her hair bunched up in a rubber band?

5. What does Gwen do when Hollis tells her that he won't be giving her the papers to Tarot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the recipes that Richard tried out with his assistant?

2. What are the signs that people in Jenkintown look at in when trying to predict winter weather?

3. How does Gwen feel after she makes a deal with Hollis to gain ownership of Tarot?

4. What did Judith show March about catching a fox?

5. Why does Louise Justice believe that March is making a mistake with Hollis?

6. How has the Cooper kitchen changed since March last saw it?

7. What scene does March witness in Chapter 21 that she is frozen by?

8. Why does Hollis refuse to look at March when returns home on Thanksgiving night?

9. What does Louise remember about Thanksgiving dinners with Judith Dale?

10. Describe Ed Milton.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the possible symbolism of the foxes and the rabbits.

Essay Topic 2

"Here on Earth" is divided into three parts. Discuss this division of the book, comparing and contrasting the parts.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the symbolism of the lemon tree in California, both when March talks to Hollis while near it and when Richard talks to March while near it.

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