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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 does Missouri tell Laurel about Fay's morning habits?

2. What is wrong with Judge's eye?

3. How do Fay and Laurel travel back to Mississippi?

4. What surprises Laurel when she sees the coffin?

5. What was Judge doing when he experienced symptoms related to his doctor's visit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problem does Dr. Courtland find with Judge's eyes and is it serious?

2. Why does Laurel feel trapped in her parent's, now Fay's, bedroom?

3. Describe Judge and Laurel's relationship as shown in Chapter 2.

4. Why does Laurel believe her father died?

5. What other decision has Fay made about the wake that Laurel dislikes?

6. How did Judge react to his wife's illness toward the end of her life?

7. Why does Fay refuse to get up the next morning?

8. What does Fay do when she sees the coffin?

9. Describe Judge and Fay's relationship as shown in Chapter 2.

10. In Chapter 2, what does Fay complain about while waiting for Judge to come out of surgery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Laurel burns a bunch of her mother and father's papers before she leaves for Chicago. Why does Laurel do this? Who is she trying to protect? What does Laurel think Fay might do with the letters? Is Laurel hiding something or protecting something? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Fay insist on making the funeral arrangements? Why does Laurel allow her to do this? Should Laurel have had a right to make some of the decisions? Why or why not? Does Laurel agree with Fay's choices? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Laurel and Fay never really get along, even after Laurel attempts to befriend Fay. Why does Fay reject Laurel's overtures at friendship? Does Fay dislike Laurel? Does Fay feel threatened by Laurel? Why or why not? Does Laurel really want to be Fay's friend? Why or why not?

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