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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. Where does Frank Tuttle park Julia's car?

2. What does Frank Tuttle do to the SUVs?

3. How does Etta Mae lure the lone occupant of the SUV away from the vehicle?

4. What does Frank Tuttle begin to believe is assisting in Julia's uncanny good luck?

5. What did Etta Mae take from the owner of the West Palm Beach house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Julia's reaction to the cop bar.

2. What does Julia give to Frank Tuttle before the second stakeout while on the way to the West Palm Beach neighborhood?

3. At the end of chapter 36, what reflection does Julia make about Sam?

4. In chapter 25, why does Julia ask Etta Mae to change clothes?

5. What does Frank Tuttle do the Sunday after Julia returns home with her jewelry?

6. Why do Julia and Lloyd go to Target?

7. What is the cause of the premature end to the first stakeout of the West Palm Beach house?

8. How do Etta Mae and Julia convince the man in the West Palm Beach house to let them inside?

9. Describe Julia's reaction to Frank and Etta Mae's behavior in chapter 34.

10. Why does the Target cashier insinuate that Julia might be shoplifting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Julia's actions in Target and at the West Palm Beach house (selling Bibles) contradict her appearance as a "moral" person? How do Julia's actions contrast with her previous judgment about other people's morality and character? How might her actions affect the moral influence she has over other characters?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author shows the negative aspects of alcoholism in the book? How does alcoholism affect Frank Tuttle physically and emotionally? How might it affect his business and most likely his finances? Does Julia's insistence on Frank's sobriety help him recover from his addiction?

Essay Topic 3

What role does fate play in Julia's quest to recover the stolen jewelry? How does Frank Tuttle explain Julia's good luck and how does this affect his character? What are some examples of Julia's good luck that Frank refers to? How is fate different from good luck?

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