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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. Who tells Ruby to call the Sheriff?

2. Where does Temple spend time with Ruby in Chapter 7?

3. What does Tommy say Popeye is afraid of?

4. How does Temple feel when she meets Old Pap?

5. What is Goodwin arrested for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe Miss Jenny?

2. How does Stevens act while at the plantation?

3. How does Goodwin make a living?

4. What is the first challenge Benbow poses to Popeye?

5. What are some of the reasons Benbow gives for leaving his wife?

6. What happens to Temple in the barn?

7. How does Stevens end his relationship with Narcissa?

8. Why is Temple brought to the plantation?

9. What happens when Benbow and Popeye first meet?

10. Where does Temple wake up on the plantation, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ruby had the strength to be whatever she wanted to be in life. Why did she choose to stay where she was, and how does this change your opinion of her?

Essay Topic 2

Purity is a main theme of this book. How is this theme presented, and why would this be so central in a plot like this?

Essay Topic 3

Steven’s changes in his attitudes towards alcohol throughout the book. What are these changes, and what brings them about?

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