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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. How does Him evade the women?

2. Which of the following is not one of the reasons why Bambi's friends think she turned down Remington's proposal?

3. What kind of shoes does Esther wear to greet her guests?

4. What do Esther's guests bring to her house?

5. Carmen shows a goose egg which is nestled in __________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scenario of the failed intervention attempt.

2. What are the circumstances of Bambi's Break for Freedom from Remington all these years later?

3. Explain what most of the women share at this point in their lives.

4. Explain the symbolism of the destruction of the goose eggs.

5. What is the story that Canoe shares about Teddy Roosevelt?

6. What had the women done today that made it such a sad one?

7. Compare and contrast Walter with Him.

8. Where do the women end their day in this section?

9. What is the nature of the party that Canoe hosts in this section?

10. What is the significance of Canoe's come-as-you-were party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "Intervention" the author writes, "We have seen a lot, it's true, but know so little. How were we to learn? Years ago we were led down the primrose lane, then abandoned somewhere near the carp pond. Suffice it to say there is little nourishment here and the carp have grown strange cancers. When we look in their pond we see them beneath our own watery faces." What does the author want the reader to take away from these statements? What is your interpretation of the statements? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

What do the women mean by "Beginning of the End" when they tell each other their life stories? Viv is the last to tell her "Beginning of the End" story and it seems most appropriate for all the women whose endings actually began at the beginnings. What does the author mean by this?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the taboo of homosexuality in the 1950s. Why would Viv's friends consider her ex-husband, Clark, to be less of a person because of his presumed homosexuality? How does the group of women accept the lesbian relationship of Carmen and Suzie several years later?

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