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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 Clyde tell Patty Jane cannot happen again in Chapter 13?
2. Where is Harriet buying when she bumps into Reese in Chapter 18?
3. Who is Merry?
4. What gift does Ione give Harriet in Chapter 25?
5. What shames Patty Jane in Chapter 12?
Short Essay Questions
1. What prompts Patty Jane to kick Harriet out in Chapter 15?
2. What business does Patty Jane start in Chapter 11?
3. Why does Harriet hope to find Merry in Chapter 21? Who does Harriet spot with the crazy woman in Chapter 21?
4. Why does Patty Jane urge Harriet to see a doctor in Chapter 25? What do Patty Jane and Nora discover one day after Harriet fails to return from napping?
5. How does Thor's reappearance affect Patty Jane and Clyde's relationship in Chapter 23?
6. Why does Patty Jane write to Avel's sisters in Chapter 11?
7. What is Harriet doing one day when she sees a school bus pass by? Why is the passing of the school bus significant?
8. How does Harriet end up homeless in Chapter 16? What does she realize will always provide her with a place to sleep?
9. Where does Harriet awake in Chapter 17? How does she figure out how she got to this place? What does Harriet realize when she looks at the newspaper?
10. What happens to Harriet while she is riding on a bus in Chapter 14? Where does Harriet go afterward?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Patty Jane's beauty salon, House of Curl. Why does she open this business? How does running this business help Patty Jane grieve the loss of her husband? Who does she meet because of the beauty parlor?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and interpret the parent-child relationships in the novel. Discuss the ups and downs of the following relationships:
a) Patty Jane and Nora
b) Ione and Thor
c) Thor and Nora
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the motif of marriage in the novel. Describe Patty Jane's marriage to Thor. Describe Harriet's marriage to Reese. Are these successful marriages? What do these characters think of marriage?
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