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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 is the name of Cathy's school?

2. What do Jory and Bart plant to honor Uncle Cory's and Aunt Carrie's birthday?

3. Which state does Jory's family visit every year?

4. In My Heart's Desire, what does John Amos whisper of when he leads Bart to his cubby-hole?

5. What name does Jory hear the rich woman cry, when he climbs the oak tree after crying under a statue?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bart attack Cindy in her pool?

2. What does Bart discover about Chris during and after his hospital stay?

3. Why does Bart prefer Apple over Clover?

4. How does Corrine attempt to hide her identity from Chris when he first confronts her?

5. What does John Amos teach Bart during their first lesson?

6. What is Bart doing with Cathy's manuscript?

7. What is Bart imagining when he is hidden in the garden with his painful, infected knee?

8. What does Corrine say she wants during her first confrontation with Chris?

9. Bart compares his part of the garden to Jory's. Explain what he sees.

10. What earthy pleasures does Malcolm describe doing in his journal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the prologue the narrator says, "I found a strand of silver in my hair today, reminding me that soon I might be a grandmother, and I shuddered." Identify the character, and explain her reaction to this natural occurrence from what is discovered about her within the book.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the mood of certain settings. Explain how this mood is proved or justified in the story, giving examples. What descriptive phrases establish the mood? How does mood enhance the reader's understanding?

Essay Topic 3

Apply the title to the characters. Who does it apply to? How is it present in the novel? What are the roses? Give examples of what the title describes from the novel.

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