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

Short Answer Questions

1. How often did Laurel's mother write to Judge?

2. How does the town react to Judge's death?

3. What does the pain symbolize to Laurel?

4. What is in her mother's desk?

5. Who are the surprised guests who arrive at the house the morning of the funeral?

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

Compare Fay to Laurel's mother. Do they have any similarities? What are they? How are they different? Why did Judge chose to marry each of these women? Did Judge love these women? How did these women affect Judge's life?

Essay Topic 3

Does Judge love Fay? Did Judge remarry out of love? Was Judge lonely? Could Laurel have saved him from a bad marriage if she had not moved to Chicago? Was it Laurel's job to keep her father from being lonely? Why did Laurel move away? Does Laurel feel guilty about leaving her father? Why or why not?

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