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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Ben's funeral held?

2. Where does Eugene go first on the morning following Ben's death?

3. What does Ben's death remind Eliza of?

4. Who does Helen marry?

5. Why does Gant have surgery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fully explain the significance of the events of the last chapter as you understand them.

Essay Topic 2

Do you think the racial expressions and descriptions used in this book are a reflection of the author's personal prejudices or are they simply an accurate portrayal of southern life in the early 1900s?

Essay Topic 3

Take each of the following factors and explain how you think they contributed either positively or negatively in Eugene's life?

- family ties

- education

- alcoholism

- relationships outside his family

- loss and death

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