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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. When Agatha is going through Bee's belongings after her death, what does she want to send to Claudia?

2. What is Miss Pennington's first name?

3. What is Curt's profession?

4. Who announces his engagement on Christmas Eve?

5. What kind of work do Daphne and Rita plan to become partners in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ian discover when he visits Mrs. Millet?

2. What condition is the sewing box in when Daphne and Agatha find it in the closet?

3. When Rita begins to bleed while she's at the bar, how does Daphne's boyfriend Curt take charge of the situation?

4. When does Ian tell Reverend Emmett that he will not train for the ministry?

5. Why does Daphne call Ian "Saint Maybe"?

6. In Chapter Ten, what is Agatha's memory of recovering from the flu by eating Hearts of Palm salad?

7. What kind of cradle does Ian build in Chapter Ten?

8. Why does Agatha refuse to go to church once she's fifteen?

9. Why does Doug want to keep particular items of Bee's when the children are cleaning out the house?

10. How is it evident that Daphne just wants what's best for her uncle Ian?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of person is Rita? How does she influence the Bedloe household in positive ways? Does she help make the Bedloe family extraordinary again?

Essay Topic 2

Describe several instances of the way humor is used in Saint Maybe. Does Anne Tyler use humor effectively? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What kind of person is Agatha? Do you think she had a difficult life, and how did her life shape her as a person?

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