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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 do Del and Mary Agnes discover along the riverbank?

2. What do Del's aunts believe should be avoided in life?

3. What does Del's father not want to believe about the family dog?

4. Everything is ________________ in town.

5. What do Del's aunts think about Uncle Craig's decision not to run for election?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Del come to the realization that not all prayers are answered in the way one would like?

2. Who is the surprise visitor from America who arrives at Del's house one day?

3. What is Del's mother's position on religion?

4. What is Owen's idea to help save Major?

5. What are the circumstances of Del's biting Mary Agnes?

6. Who is Mary Agnes?

7. When Del stays with her aunts for the summer there is an event which sticks out in her mind. What is the event and what does it point out about her aunts?

8. What do Del's aunts believe about ambition in life?

9. Why is Del helpless when it comes to helping Owen save Major?

10. What is Del's favorite of Benny's possessions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As you might expect from the title, the author provides the perspective of how girls and women view the world. Choose two situations in the book which also involve men or boys and create a brief synopsis of how the males viewed the same situations.

Essay Topic 2

Create a character study of Del Jordan. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Del?

Essay Topic 3

Del loves to escape her world through reading and this becomes an important theme throughout the book. Name at least two other themes in the cycle of stories and cite two examples for each to support your answers.

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